Sawkar Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sawkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3671:2,090,09670,731
United States751:4,832,786249,377
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sawkar (13) may also be a first name.

Sawkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawkar (Marathi: सावकार) occurs most in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sawkar reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sawkar is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Sawkar is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 2,090,096. In India Sawkar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent are found, Goa, where 32 percent are found and Karnataka, where 13 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Sawkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sawkar last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sawkar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.92% more than the national average, earning $73,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawkare9280/
Shawkar9247/
Sawkhar921/
Sawhkar921/
Saawkar921/
Savkar833,576/
Jawkar83147/
Safkar8321/
Sewkar835/
Sowkar831/
Savkare771,912/
Safkaur77341/
Shewkar775/
Showkar774/
Savkaar774/
Shavkar772/
Chawkar772/
Saubkar771/
Saifkar771/
Jaiwkar771/
Satvkar771/
Sahabkar7126/
Schabkar7124/
Shawkour711/
Savkhare711/
Shabkhar711/
Shafkair711/
Javkar671,683/
Žabkar67439/
Jowkar67149/
Sefkar6738/
Sowcar674/
Sovkar673/
Jafkar672/
Savkor672/
Şavkar671/
Zawqar671/
Zavkar671/

Sawkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sawkar in the Marathi language
सावकारsavakara84.47
सावकरsavakara7.45
सावरकरsavarakara2.48
शंकरsankara1.24
भाकरbhakara1.24
डकरdakara0.62

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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 Sawkar
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