Vadvalkar Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Vadvalkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vadvalkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2441:3,143,71192,729
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Vadvalkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vadvalkar (Marathi: वडवळकर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vadvalkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadvalkar? popularity and diffusion

Vadvalkar is the 1,022,958th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vadvalkar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Vadvalkar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 3,143,711. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Goa, where 1 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vadvalkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vadvalkar in the Marathi language
वडवळकरvadavalakara93.02
वडवलकरvadavalakara3.17
वडलकरvadalakara1.27
वडखळकरvadakhalakara0.63

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Footnotes

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