Silpakar Surname

90,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Silpakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silpakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal5,3031:5,371479
India141:54,790,384527,769
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silpakar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silpakar (Hindi: सिल्पकार, Marathi: पकार) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Silpakar.

How Common Is The Last Name Silpakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,003rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,367,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Silpakar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Silpakar is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 5,303 people, or 1 in 5,371. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Bagmati, where 96 percent live, Gandaki, where 2 percent live and Narayani, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nepal this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silpakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silpakar in the Hindi language
सिल्पकारsilpakara-
Silpakar in the Marathi language
पकारpakara-

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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 Silpakar
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