Panickar Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Panickar Surname User-submission:

Panickar is an Indian surname used in Kerala state, mostly in Travancore area. This Hindu surname is common in Eazhava and Nair community. Chieftains, landlords, Kalary Guru (Martial Arts teachers) and great warriors (Chekavar and Kurup) families from both Eazhava and Nair community are using this surname.

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Panickar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8431:909,92339,392
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia271:999,84158,390
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England111:5,065,278148,650
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Panickar (25) may also be a first name.

Panickar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Panickar is an Indian surname used in Kerala state, mostly in Travancore area. This Hindu surname is common in Eazhava and Nair community. Chieftains, landlords, Kalary Guru (Martial Arts teachers) and great warriors (Chekavar and Kurup) families from both Eazhava and Nair community are using this surname. Sometimes, kings give this title to some persons and family as an award. If Panickar surname is there in one's name, it means, he is from a rich, aristocratic old family. Besides that, there is also a Panickar caste in Kerala. This Panickar caste has been practicing astrology for generations.

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Panickar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panickar (Bengali: পানিকার, Marathi: पनीकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Panickar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Panickar is the 318,071st most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Panickar reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

The last name Panickar is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 843 people, or 1 in 909,923. In India Panickar is mostly found in: Kerala, where 66 percent live, Maharashtra, where 19 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Besides India Panickar exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent live and Bahrain, where 5 percent live.

Panickar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Panickar surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Panickar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 139% more than the national average, earning $103,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panickar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panickar in the Bengali language
পানিকারpanikara-
Panickar in the Marathi language
पनीकरpanikara21.57
पिनकरpinakara19.61
पणीकरpanikara15.69
पािनकरpainakara13.73
पानीकरpanikara5.88
पािणकरpainakara3.92
पािनच्कारpainackara1.96
पाणेकरpanekara1.96
पािनच्करpainackara1.96
पाणीकरpanikara1.96
पिणकरpinakara1.96
पनेकरpanekara1.96
पनीककरpanikakara1.96

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