Pangkar Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Pangkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pangkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pangkar (23) may also be a first name.

Pangkar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pangkar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pangkar (Tibetan: པང་ཀ།) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pangkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pangkar are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pangkar is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The surname Pangkar is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,944,841. In Indonesia Pangkar is most common in: North Sumatra, where 47 percent reside, Yogyakarta, where 34 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Bhutan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pangkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pangkar in the Tibetan language
པང་ཀ།pangka-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pangkar
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