Vadakar Surname
Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname
Vadakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,871 | 1:267,177 | 15,305 |
| Iran | 314 | 1:244,530 | 18,603 |
Vadakar (171) may also be a first name.
Vadakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vadakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vadakar (Hindi: वडकार, Marathi: वाडकर) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vadakar.
How Common Is The Last Name Vadakar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 140,192nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,288,083 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vadakar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 698,971st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 171 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 2,871 people, or 1 in 267,177. In India Vadakar is most common in: Karnataka, where 46 percent are found, Gujarat, where 44 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Barring India Vadakar occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vadakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vadakar in the Hindi language | ||
| वडकार | vadakara | - |
| Vadakar in the Marathi language | ||
| वाडकर | vadakara | 82.89 |
| वडकार | vadakara | 3.21 |
| वाङकर | vanakara | 2.14 |
| वडकर | vadakara | 1.6 |
| वडाकर | vadakara | 1.6 |
| वाडाकर | vadakara | 1.07 |
| िदनकर | idanakara | 1.07 |
| वारकड | varakada | 1.07 |
| वं़डकार | vamdakara | 0.53 |
| वाडकार | vadakara | 0.53 |
| वदकर | vadakara | 0.53 |
| वउकर | va'ukara | 0.53 |
| वादकर | vadakara | 0.53 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Vadakar
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