Sonkar Surname
Approximately 91,831 people bear this surname
Sonkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 91,642 | 1:8,370 | 709 |
| Mauritius | 87 | 1:14,867 | 3,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Sonkar (720) may also be a first name.
Sonkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkar (Hindi: सोनकर, Marathi: सोनकर, Oriya: େସାନକର) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,163rd most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 79,358 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonkar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 307,588th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 720 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 91,642 people, or 1 in 8,370. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 72 percent live, West Bengal, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Not including India Sonkar exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonkar in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकर | sonakara | 99.56 |
| सोनकार | sonakara | 0.13 |
| सोंकर | sonkara | 0.12 |
| सोणकार | sonakara | 0.03 |
| कुमार | kumara | 0.03 |
| सोनक | sonaka | 0.02 |
| सोन्कर | sonkara | 0.02 |
| सोंकार | sonkara | 0.01 |
| सोनकऱ | sonakara | 0.01 |
| सोनगर | sonagara | 0 |
| सानेकर | sanekara | 0 |
| सोन्कार | sonkara | 0 |
| Sonkar in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनकर | sonakara | 97.9 |
| शंकर | sankara | 0.27 |
| सोणकर | sonakara | 0.21 |
| नकर | nakara | 0.18 |
| सुकरु | sukaru | 0.06 |
| सोलकर | solakara | 0.06 |
| सोनकार | sonakara | 0.04 |
| ओमकार | omakara | 0.04 |
| सोनाली | sonali | 0.04 |
| सोनार | sonara | 0.03 |
| सोन्कार | sonkara | 0.02 |
| सोिनया | soinaya | 0.02 |
| लोनारे | lonare | 0.02 |
| सोन्काबर् | sonkabar | 0.02 |
| सोनाकर | sonakara | 0.02 |
| सोनका | sonaka | 0.02 |
| सोन्कर | sonkara | 0.02 |
| सानेकर | sanekara | 0.02 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 0.02 |
| सोमारी | somari | 0.02 |
| सोनबा | sonaba | 0.02 |
| सोवकर | sovakara | 0.01 |
| Sonkar in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନକର | esanakara | 42.57 |
| େସାନକାର | esanakara | 34.46 |
| େସାନ୍କର | esankara | 9.46 |
| ସନକର | sanakara | 2.7 |
| କର | kara | 2.03 |
| ସନକାର | sanakara | 1.35 |
| େସାନକ | esanaka | 0.68 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonkar
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