Pankar Surname

142,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Pankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9921:256,37214,812
Israel861:99,50711,457
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pankar (296) may also be a first name.

Pankar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pankar (Bengali: পঙ্কর, Hindi: पंकज, Marathi: पानकर, Oriya: ପାଇକ, Russian: Панкарь) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pankar.

How Common Is The Last Name Pankar? popularity and diffusion

Pankar is the 142,901st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,341,756 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pankar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 512,632nd most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 296 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,992 people, or 1 in 256,372. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent are found, Goa, where 3 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pankar in the Bengali language
পঙ্করpankara-
Pankar in the Oriya language
ପାଇକpa'ika-
Pankar in the Marathi language
पानकरpanakara87.69
पाणकरpanakara7.47
पंकरpankara1.15
पंकजpankaja0.62
शंकरsankara0.44
पंकारpankara0.14
पातकरpatakara0.11
पान्करpankara0.09
पालकरpalakara0.09
ओंकारonkara0.09
पवारpavara0.09
भाकरbhakara0.07
पानकpanaka0.05
पेणकरpenakara0.05
पि़नकरpinakara0.05
नाकरnakara0.05
पानाकरpanakara0.05
मानकरmanakara0.05
पारकरparakara0.05
पानकारpanakara0.05
पान्हयाpanhaya0.02
पंकाजर्pankajar0.02
Pankar in the Hindi language
पंकजpankaja52.38
पंकरpankara38.1
पांकरpankara4.76
पन्करpankara4.76
Pankar in the Russian language
Панкарьpankar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pankar
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