Salekar Surname

67,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Salekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,3821:103,9106,819
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salekar (108) may also be a first name.

Salekar Last Name Facts

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

Salekar (Hindi: सालेकर, Marathi: साळेकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Salekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salekar is the 67,183rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 983,474 people. The surname Salekar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salekar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 108 people.

Salekar is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 7,382 people, or 1 in 103,910. In India Salekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Gujarat, where 11 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Other than India Salekar exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salekar in the Hindi language
सालेकरsalekara-
Salekar in the Marathi language
साळेकरsalekara64.75
सालेकरsalekara30.5
सालेकारsalekara1.32
शंकरsankara0.68
सलेकरsalekara0.34
सखारामsakharama0.25
सळेकरsalekara0.22
सागरsagara0.19
साऴेकरsalekara0.08
सोळकरsolakara0.06
सोलकरsolakara0.04
शेखरsekhara0.04
साळकेरsalakera0.04
साकेकरsakekara0.04
सालकरsalakara0.04
सादेकरsadekara0.02
सोलेकरsolekara0.02
सालॆकरsalekara0.02
ेाकरeakara0.02
सुधाकरsudhakara0.02
ॅसाळेकरesalekara0.02
मळेकरmalekara0.02
सानेकरsanekara0.02

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Salekar
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