Wadkar Surname

17,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Wadkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India30,7221:24,9681,884
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England171:3,277,533109,658
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Wadkar (24) may also be a first name.

Wadkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadkar (Hindi: वाडकर, Marathi: वाडकर, Oriya: ୱାଦକର) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadkar? popularity and diffusion

Wadkar is the 17,688th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 233,112 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wadkar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wadkar is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 30,722 people, or 1 in 24,968. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Goa, where 2 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Wadkar Last Name Statistics demography

Wadkar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadtkar9234/
Wadkarr922/
Waadkar922/
Whadkar921/
Waidkar921/
Waedkar921/
Wadkaar921/
Wahadkar861/
Vadkar831,600/
Watkar83490/
Wodkar831/
Wedkar831/
Baadkar77242/
Whatkar7758/
Vaidkar7732/
Vadtkar7723/
Watkare7716/
Baidkar7714/
Woodkar7710/
Vhadkar776/
Wastkar776/
Waitkar776/
Vaadkar775/
Wathkar771/
Vadkkar771/
Bahadkar71511/
Vaadkare711/
Wahatkar711/
Vatkar674,956/
Batkar6797/
Vadcar6735/
Vedkar6728/
Wetkar6710/
Vodkar676/
Uedkar673/
Waheedkor673/
Vadkor671/
Bahaddkar671/

Wadkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadkar in the Hindi language
वाडकरvadakara-
Wadkar in the Oriya language
ୱାଦକରwadakara-
Wadkar in the Marathi language
वाडकरvadakara95.6
वडकरvadakara3.13
शंकरsankara0.61
भाकरbhakara0.14
वाडेकरvadekara0.06
बाडकरbadakara0.05
ओमकारomakara0.02
वाड्करvadkara0.02
आकारामakarama0.01
चंदरcandara0.01
मंदारmandara0.01
डकरdakara0
जािकरjaikara0
साकरूsakaru0
चाडकरcadakara0
मंकरmankara0
अकबरakabara0
तीाकरtiakara0

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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 Wadkar
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