Waghekar Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Waghekar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waghekar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waghekar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waghekar (Marathi: वाघेकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Waghekar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waghekar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Waghekar occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Waghekar are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Waghekar is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India Waghekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 68 percent live and Goa, where 32 percent live. Aside from India it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagheskar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wagekar | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vaghekar | 88 | 150 | / |
| Baghekar | 88 | 59 | / |
| Wangekar | 88 | 26 | / |
| Waghikar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waghakar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waghoikar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Waghiskar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vagekar | 80 | 53 | / |
| Wagikar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wagakar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vangekar | 75 | 405 | / |
| Vaghakar | 75 | 36 | / |
| Vaggekar | 75 | 31 | / |
| Vaghikar | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wajgikar | 75 | 8 | / |
| Waygokar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Baghikar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wagajkar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Vaagekar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vageskar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaighakar | 71 | 25 | / |
| Vanghikar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vaighikar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaageekar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaghakkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vagethkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wãangikar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagikar | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vagakar | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vagikar | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vagokar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vegekar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bagecar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bogekar | 67 | 2 | / |
Waghekar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waghekar in the Marathi language | ||
| वाघेकर | vaghekara | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Waghekar
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