Panicker Surname

27,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Panicker Surname User-submission:

Originally from the state of Kerala, in India. Panickers are descendants of the skilled 'panikkars' or workers. Some have also converted to Christianity.

Panicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,7781:78,4485,302
United Arab Emirates3,0101:3,044387
Saudi Arabia1,8291:16,8702,323
Oman1,3531:2,726409
Kuwait1,1571:3,285434
United States8091:448,03338,416
Qatar5621:4,196428
Bahrain4551:2,964487
England1041:535,75133,356
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Australia711:380,22131,281
Israel551:155,59316,202
Canada471:783,94961,790
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Wales41:773,63329,106
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Panicker (228) may also be a first name.

Panicker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from the state of Kerala, in India. Panickers are descendants of the skilled 'panikkars' or workers. Some have also converted to Christianity.

- sumanpanicker

Panicker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panicker (Bengali: পানিকার, Hindi: पनिकर, Marathi: पािनकेर, Oriya: ପାନିକର) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Panicker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panicker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,447th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 372,041 people. Panicker is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Panicker are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 594,918th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 228 people.

The surname Panicker is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 9,778 people, or 1 in 78,448. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 69 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 12 percent reside and Delhi, where 3 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Panicker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Panicker are 1.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.33% registered with the party.

The amount Panicker earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.76% more than the national average, earning $55,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panicker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panicker in the Bengali language
পানিকারpanikara-
Panicker in the Oriya language
ପାନିକରpanikara-
Panicker in the Hindi language
पनिकरpanikara40
पनीकरpanikara26.67
पणिकरpanikara13.33
पनिक्करpanikkara6.67
पानिकरpanikara6.67
एसडीपाणिकरesadipanikara6.67
Panicker in the Marathi language
पािनकेरpainakera27.34
पनीकरpanikara23.83
पणीकरpanikara13.55
पानीकरpanikara9.81
पनीकेरpanikera3.74
पनीpani3.27
पिनकेरpinakera2.34
पानेकरpanekara1.87
पाणीकरpanikara1.64
पंचीकरpancikara1.4
पणीक्यरpanikyara1.4
पणीकयरpanikayara0.93
पनकेकरpanakekara0.93
पनकीरpanakira0.93
पानीकलरpanikalara0.47
पाणीकpanika0.47
पनीकेयरpanikeyara0.47
पािणकेरpainakera0.47
पैनीकरpainikara0.47
पन्हीकरpanhikara0.47
पनीककेरpanikakera0.47
पाणीकेरpanikera0.47
पन्तीकरpantikara0.47
पानीचकरpanicakara0.47

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