Selkar Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Selkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Northern Cyprus261:12,2703,169
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Selkar (82) may also be a first name.

Selkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selkar (Marathi: सेलकर) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkar? popularity and diffusion

Selkar is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Selkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Selkar live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Selkar is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 82 people.

The last name Selkar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 7,037,297. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent are found, Delhi, where 1 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India Selkar occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelkar922,521/
Suelkar927/
Selkare921/
Slkar911/
Sshelkar861/
Slekar8337/
Zelkar8334/
Silkar8321/
Jelkar835/
Celkar835/
Selcar832/
Shlkar831/
Shilkar771,330/
Shlekar7711/
Zhelkar772/
Sleckar771/
Silkair771/
Silkard771/
Slekare771/
Siglikar7130/
Shlekhar7112/
Shiolkar7111/
Jilkar67749/
Zilkar67112/
Gilkar67107/
Celcar6738/
Chehelkar671/
Slekár671/
Selcor671/
Silkarova671/
Cilkar671/

Selkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selkar in the Marathi language
सेलकरselakara93.23
शेलकरselakara3.76
सेळकरselakara1.5
सालकरsalakara1.5

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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 Selkar
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