Parkar Surname

17,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Parkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,9891:34,8842,511
Kuwait2,7961:1,359147
Saudi Arabia2,1861:14,1151,995
United Arab Emirates1,5011:6,104779
Qatar9051:2,606237
England6651:83,7879,230
Oman5391:6,842975
Bahrain3531:3,820655
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Pakistan1151:1,553,42516,639
Iran1051:731,26237,809
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Australia711:380,22131,281
Liberia511:86,4427,100
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Parkar (355) may also be a first name.

Parkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parkar (Hindi: पारकर, Marathi: पारकर, Oriya: ପାକର୍ର, Russian: Паркарь) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parkar is the 17,431st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 229,175 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Parkar are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Parkar is also the 462,374th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 355 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 21,989 people, or 1 in 34,884. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Goa, where 2 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 9 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Parkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Parkar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Parkar last name grew 4,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Parkar surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parkar are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Parkar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.73% more than the national average, earning 504,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning R 273,012 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paurkar9233/
Parkaar9231/
Parkare9228/
Parkhar9217/
Parkard9217/
Parckar9214/
Parkkar9211/
Paarkar9210/
Parkahr926/
Parkart924/
Payrkar922/
Pharkar922/
Pgarkar921/
Pairkar921/
Parkaur921/
Parrkar921/
Pahurkar863,104/
Pathrkar8627/
Paharkar8610/
Parckard864/
Perkar83796/
Porkar83176/
Parkor8331/
Parcar839/
Parqar831/
Pourkar771,467/
Poorkar7718/
Pohrkar774/
Pehrkar774/
Parkore772/
Parkeir771/
Perckar771/
Parkharova754/
Poyrekar711,038/
Poirekar715/
Pearkort711/
Pharquar711/
Pothrkar711/
Porkor6714/
Perkor672/
Pourkhasr671/
Parcor671/
Parquardt671/

Parkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkar in the Oriya language
ପାକର୍ରpakarra-
Parkar in the Marathi language
पारकरparakara62.14
परकारparakara27.91
परकरparakara7.67
शंकरsankara0.23
भाकरbhakara0.17
पाटकरpatakara0.14
अकादीरakadira0.07
अकरीमakarima0.05
पंकजpankaja0.04
पारकारparakara0.03
ओमकारomakara0.03
पेरकरperakara0.02
अपरानाaparana0.01
वारकरvarakara0.01
पाकर्रpakarra0.01
पटेकरpatekara0.01
जािकराjaikara0.01
वकारvakara0.01
पकर्रpakarra0.01
परकार्parakar0.01
जािकरjaikara0.01
परेकारparekara0.01
परकारेparakare0.01
फारूकpharuka0.01
पराशरparasara0.01
फरहाpharaha0.01
परागparaga0.01
पारेकरparekara0.01
Parkar in the Hindi language
पारकरparakara57.45
पार्करparkara19.15
परकारparakara12.77
पर्कारparkara4.26
केपारकरkeparakara2.13
एसपारकरesaparakara2.13
पर्करparkara2.13
Parkar in the Russian language
Паркарьparkar-

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