Sherkar Surname

64,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sherkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,6681:100,0356,571
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sherkar (11) may also be a first name.

Sherkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherkar (Marathi: शेरकर) is found most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,688th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 942,761 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sherkar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sherkar is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Sherkar is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 7,668 people, or 1 in 100,035. In India Sherkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Karnataka, where 0 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherkhar939/
Sherkare932/
Shaerkar931/
Sheerkar931/
Serkar9272/
Sharkar8610,865/
Shirkar861,717/
Shorkar861,556/
Saerkar8623/
Sjerkar861/
Serkaur861/
Shyrkar861/
Scherckart820/
Saharkar80784/
Shirkare8033/
Shirkhar802/
Sharkhar802/
Cherkard801/
Shorkaar801/
Shharkar801/
Shahrkar801/
Shairkar801/
Sarkar772,630,446/
Sorkar7711,883/
Sirkar77635/
Sercar775/
Shaharkar7556/
Shirkhare757/
Chcherkar751/
Shairekar751/
Serkarova751/
Sarkaar71229/
Sirekar7175/
Saarkar7167/
Sarkhar7165/
Ssarkar7151/
Sarkarr7142/
Sarkkar7137/
Sercarz7128/
Sarrkar7126/
Sairkar718/
Shorkor717/
Sarkarh716/
Sarckar715/
Sorkkar715/
Sarkqar713/
Sirkare712/
Sarkear712/
Sharkor712/
Sarhkar711/
Sarkaur711/
Sorkhar711/
Sorrkar711/
Shirkor711/
Chercar711/
Shirqar711/
Cherkoor671/

Sherkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherkar in the Marathi language
शेरकरserakara98.74
शेरकारserakara0.21
शेरेकरserekara0.17
सुधाकरsudhakara0.05
शेरखरserakhara0.04
शेटकरsetakara0.04
सरकारsarakara0.04
थोरकरthorakara0.02
शेलारselara0.02
शेराकरserakara0.02

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherkar
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