Porekar Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Porekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India761:10,092,966194,472
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

Porekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porekar (Marathi: पोरेकर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Porekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Porekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porekar is the 2,136,387th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Porekar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Porekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porekar in the Marathi language
पोरेकरporekara82
पोरेकारporekara18

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Porekar
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