Vernekar Surname

52,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Vernekar Surname User-submission:

Vernekars are members of the Daivadnya Brahmin community, a sub-caste under the Hindu Brahmin community. They get the surname from the town Verna in Goa, India.

Vernekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,2821:82,6405,551
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England91:6,190,895170,599
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vernekar (19) may also be a first name.

Vernekar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vernekars are members of the Daivadnya Brahmin community, a sub-caste under the Hindu Brahmin community. They get the surname from the town Verna in Goa, India.

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Vernekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vernekar (Marathi: वेणकर) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vernekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vernekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,004th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 740,078 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Vernekar live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vernekar is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Vernekar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 9,282 people, or 1 in 82,640. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 49 percent live, Goa, where 27 percent live and Maharashtra, where 21 percent live. Barring India this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Vernekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vernekar last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Vernekar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vernekare941/
Varnekar881,259/
Vernikar88208/
Virnekar8831/
Vernakar8814/
Vernecar886/
Bernekar884/
Vornekar883/
Wernekar882/
Virneikar8210/
Varnekarr821/
Vernaikar821/
Vharnekar821/
Varnikar7581/
Warnekar7525/
Varnakar7520/
Virnaikar714/
Vairnakar714/
Berennikar671/
Warnakar633/
Farnikar632/
Pharnakar5940/

Vernekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vernekar in the Marathi language
वेणकरvenakara69.39
वेरणेकरveranekara19.2
वेरनेकरveranekara6.46
वेनकरvenakara2.03
वणकरvanakara1.06
वेलणेकरvelanekara0.27
बेरणेकरberanekara0.27
वनकरvanakara0.18
वेलकरvelakara0.09
वेरणेकराveranekara0.09
बेणकरbenakara0.09
वेणेकर्रvenekarra0.09
वरणेकरvaranekara0.09
वेणेकरvenekara0.09
वेरणकरveranakara0.09
वेणर्करvenarkara0.09
वेमकरvemakara0.09
वेणकरालीvenakarali0.09

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