Shalkar Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Shalkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan3011:58,7467,311
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shalkar (1,650) may also be a first name.

Shalkar Last Name Facts

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

Shalkar (Marathi: शालकर, Russian: Шалкар) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalkar? popularity and diffusion

Shalkar is the 721,185th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shalkar are found; 72 percent are found in Central Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Shalkar is also the 189,693rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,650 people.

The last name Shalkar is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 58,746. In Kazakhstan Shalkar is most prevalent in: South Kazakhstan Region, where 37 percent live, Almaty, where 19 percent live and Astana, where 14 percent live. Barring Kazakhstan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Turkmenistan, where 0 percent live.

Shalkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shalkar surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalkhar9376/
Shailkar933/
Sahalkar931/
Salkar927,215/
Shailekar888/
Shelkar862,521/
Sailkar8615/
Shalqar867/
Saulkar866/
Satlkar862/
Shalkor861/
Sholkar861/
Salkear861/
Salkare861/
Shalkarova82308/
Chaulkar802,134/
Satelkar801,188/
Saylekar8054/
Sailekar8010/
Chealkar806/
Saglikar803/
Chalkarz802/
Shalkoor801/
Shealcar801/
Chatlkar801/
Satilkar801/
Shalkharova78151/
Solkar7714,612/
Çalkar77185/
Salcar773/
Salkor772/
Chhailkar7544/
Scholkart753/
Salkarova751/
Schalkoort7162/
Schalkoord7147/
Soilkar7117/
Solkard7116/
Siolkar7113/
Salcart716/
Sollkar712/
Solkkar712/
Chalcar712/
Hsolkar711/
Salkhor711/
Salkour711/
Chalcarz67221/
Choulkar67101/
Chalkhor6725/
Chalkour6714/
Sotilkar672/
Salchear671/
Sealekor671/
Chuolkar671/
Choilkar671/
Salkhord671/

Shalkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shalkar in the Marathi language
शालकरsalakara65.85
सालकरsalakara18.29
शाळकरsalakara7.32
शंकरsankara6.1
शेलारselara2.44
Shalkar in the Russian language
Шалкарsalkar-

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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 Shalkar
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