Verlekar Surname

228,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Verlekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verlekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6381:468,29423,971
United Arab Emirates781:117,46510,182
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Verlekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verlekar (Marathi: वेलकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verlekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verlekar is the 228,674th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,112,611 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Verlekar reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Luso-South Asia.

The surname Verlekar is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,638 people, or 1 in 468,294. In India Verlekar is most common in: Goa, where 69 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 28 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verlkar935/
Varlekar88130/
Virlekar887/
Berlekar885/
Verlecar885/
Vorlekar882/
Verlakar882/
Verlaikar821/
Werlkar806/
Virlkar801/
Varlikar751,074/
Warlekar7523/
Varelkar7513/
Berlikar757/
Virelkar752/
Varlokar751/
Beryolkar711/
Worlikar631,062/
Warlikar63115/
Wirlikar631/
Berlcore501/

Verlekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verlekar in the Marathi language
वेलकरvelakara84
वेरलेकरveralekara14.91
वलेकरvalekara0.73
बेलकरbelakara0.36

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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 Verlekar
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