Parekar Surname

74,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Parekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,5401:117,2887,631
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Parekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parekar (Hindi: पारेकर, Marathi: पारेकर) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,891st most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,110,399 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Parekar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 6,540 people, or 1 in 117,288. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India Parekar is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parekar in the Marathi language
पारेकरparekara90.46
परेकरparekara4.63
परेकारparekara2.93
पारेकारparekara0.12
पेरकरperakara0.04
पेटकरpetakara0.04
परागparaga0.04
पारकरparakara0.04
पाटेकरpatekara0.04
पारॆकरparekara0.02
पारकेरparakera0.02
पिरकरpirakara0.02
पालेकरpalekara0.02
परकरparakara0.02
शकरsakara0.02
पारेेकरpareekara0.02
Parekar in the Hindi language
पारेकरparekara50
परेकर्parekar50

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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 Parekar
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