Wadakar Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Wadakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1741:4,408,422115,606
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Wadakar Last Name Facts

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

Wadakar (Marathi: वाडकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. Wadakar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wadakar are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Wadakar is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India Wadakar is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 8 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wadakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadakar in the Marathi language
वाडकरvadakara93.04
पाडकरpadakara0.87
वाडेकरvadekara0.87
वाडाकरvadakara0.87
मधुकरmadhukara0.87

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadakar
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