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
The last name Sonkar (Hindi: सोनकर, Marathi: सोनकर, Oriya: େସାନକର) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,163rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 79,358 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonkar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 307,588th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 720 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 91,642 people, or 1 in 8,370. In India Sonkar is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 72 percent live, West Bengal, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this surname 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
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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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