Petkar Surname

31,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Petkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India15,9431:48,1133,319
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
United Arab Emirates1541:59,4955,804
England1351:412,72628,150
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Petkar (35) may also be a first name.

Petkar Last Name Facts

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

Petkar (Hindi: पेटकर, Marathi: पेटकर) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,780th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 434,144 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Petkar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Petkar is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 15,943 people, or 1 in 48,113. In India Petkar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Goa, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.

Petkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petkar last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petkar earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning R 301,536 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethkar92982/
Petkard9272/
Petkart921/
Phetkar921/
Paetkar921/
Petkhar921/
Petkatr921/
Petkare921/
Peatkar921/
Phetkart864/
Peetekar861/
Pethkart861/
Petkhard861/
Phetkard861/
Patkar8321,985/
Pitkar831,059/
Potkar83456/
Pedkar8332/
Petkor835/
Petqar832/
Pathkar77255/
Phatkar7756/
Pitkard7721/
Pattkar778/
Pithkar775/
Ppatkar774/
Paatkar773/
Petcare771/
Pothkar771/
Patkhar771/
Peadkar771/
Peedkar771/
Pitkare771/
Paitkar771/
Phetkor771/
Pfetcar770/
Paytekar712/
Paithkar711/
Patkhaar711/
Padkar6797/
Podkar6724/
Patkor6719/
Petkárová676/
Pitkor673/
Pitcar672/
Petcor671/

Petkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkar in the Hindi language
पेटकरpetakara-
Petkar in the Marathi language
पेटकरpetakara98.54
पटेकरpatekara0.07
पेतकरpetakara0.05
शेखरsekhara0.04
पेत्करpetkara0.04
पटकरpatakara0.02
पेटक़रpetaqara0.01
पेटकारpetakara0.01
मेटकरmetakara0.01
पेठ्करpethkara0.01
पॆटकरpetakara0.01
पेरकरperakara0.01
पीटकरpitakara0.01
पाटेकरpatekara0.01

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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 Petkar
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