Thakekar Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Thakekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thakekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3781:2,029,27369,289
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Thakekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thakekar (Marathi: ठकेकर) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thakekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 754,238th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. Thakekar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Thakekar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 2,029,273. In India Thakekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent live, Karnataka, where 3 percent live and Gujarat, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thakekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thakekar in the Marathi language
ठकेकरthakekara94.33
भाकरbhakara2.43
थाकेकरthakekara0.4
ठाकेकरthakekara0.4
ठकेकारthakekara0.4

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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 Thakekar
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