Sherlekar Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sherlekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherlekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8521:900,31139,099
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sherlekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherlekar (Marathi: शेलकर) occurs most in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherlekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,796th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sherlekar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 852 people, or 1 in 900,311. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent live, Goa, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Sherlekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherlekar last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Sherlekar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serlekar9412/
Shirlekar8984/
Sharlekar895/
Sherlokar891/
Sherlikar891/
Cherlekar891/
Shairlekar844/
Shirleskar841/
Sarlekar82229/
Sirlekar8214/
Zerlekar824/
Shirlkar824/
Shirlakar782/
Shirilkar782/
Sarlkar7513/
Shirealkar741/
Sorlikar711/
Sirelkar711/
Sarlakar711/
Chirlikar671/

Sherlekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherlekar in the Marathi language
शेलकरselakara86.79
शेरलेकरseralekara12.37
शेलेकरselekara0.84

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Sherlekar
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