Velkar Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Velkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Velkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1751:652,82230,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Velkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Velkar (Hindi: वेलकर, Marathi: वेलकर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velkar? popularity and diffusion

Velkar is the 317,700th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Velkar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 652,822. In India Velkar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Goa, where 1 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Velkar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Velkar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Velkar surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellkar921/
Velkaurh862/
Vilkar83222/
Felkar83204/
Welkar8366/
Vlekar837/
Vhlkar831/
Velkor830/
Velkarova801/
Velkoor7711/
Phelkar774/
Welkart772/
Woelkar771/
Felkair771/
Vellcar771/
Vilkart771/
Vilkare771/
Weulkar771/
Belkayr771/
Belkaar771/
Belkkar771/
Wellkar770/
Belkhaïr7145/
Belkhayr7119/
Belkhear711/
Vilhlkar711/
Belcar67122/
Felcar6765/
Belqar6723/
Felkár6715/
Whlkar674/
Vilcar672/
Velcor672/
Wilkar671/
Flekar671/
Belkhairr671/
Belkkhair671/
Blkair671/
Wlekar671/
Blkarh671/
Vlkoor671/
Vilkarova671/
Vuilkaart671/
Welkor670/
Felkor670/

Velkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Velkar in the Hindi language
वेलकरvelakara-
Velkar in the Marathi language
वेलकरvelakara75.38
वेळकरvelakara23.78
वेळेकरvelekara0.12

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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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  • 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 Velkar
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