Shelkar Surname

170,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shelkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5161:304,87517,118
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Shelkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelkar (Marathi: शेलकर, Tibetan: ཤེལ་དཀར་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,894th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,890,736 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shelkar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 2,516 people, or 1 in 304,875. In India Shelkar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, Goa, where 0 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Shelkar occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sshelkar931/
Selkar92139/
Shelkhart880/
Shilkar861,330/
Shalkar86404/
Suelkar867/
Selkare861/
Sholkar861/
Shalkhar8076/
Shiolkar8011/
Chealkar806/
Shailkar803/
Chhelkar801/
Sahalkar801/
Shealcar801/
Shilkart801/
Solkar7714,612/
Salkar777,215/
Silkar7721/
Celkar775/
Selcar772/
Shailekar758/
Shitilkar751/
Chehelkar751/
Shillekar751/
Solehekar751/
Silekar71147/
Soilkar7117/
Sailkar7115/
Shalqar717/
Sollkar712/
Solkkar712/
Shalkor711/
Silkair711/
Silkard711/
Hsolkar711/
Salkear711/
Saylekar6754/
Siglikar6730/
Chitlkar6717/
Sailekar6710/
Shalkoor671/
Sealekor671/
Chuilkar671/
Choilkar671/

Shelkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelkar in the Marathi language
शेलकरselakara93.8
शेळकरselakara5.07
शेलेकरselekara0.21
सेलकरselakara0.16
छळकरchalakara0.05
्शेलकरselakara0.05
शेलकनselakana0.05
Shelkar in the Tibetan language
ཤེལ་དཀར་shelkar66.67
ཤེས་དཀའ་shéka33.33

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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 Shelkar
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