Wakar Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wakar (966) may also be a first name.

Wakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakar (Hindi: वकार, Marathi: वकार, Oriya: ୱାକର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakar is the 855,216th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Wakar live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 259,451st most commonly used first name globally, held by 966 people.

The last name Wakar is most common in India, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 4,191,614. In India Wakar is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 24 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 20 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Wakar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wakar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wakar last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wakar Last Name Statistics demography

Wakar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikar911,850/
Waykar911,803/
Watkar91490/
Wakkar91284/
Wakare91100/
Hwakar9164/
Wazkar9154/
Wackar9124/
Wuakar9124/
Whakar915/
Waekar914/
Weakar914/
Wakarr914/
Wahkar913/
Wakhar913/
Wakaar912/
Waukar912/
Waakar911/
Wagkar911/
Waqkar911/
Wakard911/
Wakarh911/
Wakart911/
Wakhare83744/
Whatkar8358/
Waikart8346/
Wadtkar8334/
Watkare8316/
Waikare839/
Waskare839/
Waitkar836/
Wachkar835/
Waadkar832/
Wadkarr832/
Whakare832/
Waaikar831/
Wadkaar831/
Wahkhar831/
Waidkar831/
Waikkar831/
Wakahre831/
Wakasre831/
Wakkare831/
Waskear831/
Wathkar831/
Whadkar831/
Waskarz831/
Waakhar831/
Wackart830/
Waqar8051,335/
Vakar805,330/
Wakor80136/
Wekar8041/
Wokar8014/
Uakar808/
Wacar804/
Wakcaure772/
Waikaire772/
Wahadkar771/
Wahatkar771/
Waikhare771/
Wakhaure771/
Waukhart771/
Whaikart770/
Vaykar7310,005/
Vaikar736,398/
Vakkar73692/
Vakhar73628/
Vakare73553/
Wakore73308/
Vackar73226/
Waykor73121/
Waquar73107/
Vahkar7385/
Waqqar7371/
Waqaar7369/
Wahkor7353/
Vazkar7324/
Vaekar7322/
Vaukar7320/
Weckar7316/
Vaakar7315/
Wacarz7315/
Wokkar7313/
Waqhar739/
Waakor739/
Vajkar736/
Uakare736/
Wakorr734/
Vakaar733/
Waqair732/
Waaqar732/
Waekor731/
Wakeur731/
Wakuor731/
Wodkar731/
Wekkar731/
Weqaar731/
Vhakar731/
Vakaur731/
Vagkar731/
Wagkor731/
Waikor731/
Wuakor731/
Waukor731/
Vakarų731/
Waqare731/
Waqarr731/
Waacor731/
Wakhor731/
Wokare731/
Wazqar731/
Wuokar731/
Weikar731/
Waqart731/
Wachkaure711/
Wackcaire711/
Vakhare676,526/
Weikart67510/
Vatkare67111/
Bakaľár6797/
Bakaľar6744/
Vahukar6736/
Vaidkar6732/
Vadtkar6723/
Vahakar6722/
Vaykhar6721/
Vahtkar6720/
Vauskar6719/
Vachkar6716/
Waccard6711/
Vaaskar6710/
Guhakar6710/
Wakhore678/
Vathkar677/
Vaaikar677/
Baukkar676/
Vaatkar676/
Vhadkar676/
Weikarr676/
Vaadkar675/
Vaskare674/
Waqquar674/
Vaikare673/
Wakoire673/
Vaaykar672/
Baikear672/
Vackare672/
Vaikard672/
Bakharh672/
Baïckar671/
Baikkar671/
Backhar671/
Baackar671/
Baahkar671/
Baakkar671/
Wookard671/
Weickar671/
Whotkar671/
Vhakare671/
Uattkar671/
Vakahre671/
Vakarre671/
Vahkare671/
Vaikaur671/
Vadkkar671/
Vaskaar671/
Vaykaar671/
Vaytkar671/
Vatckar671/
Weiskar671/
Wahakor671/
Wakoure671/
Bakaĺár671/
Bakhear671/

Wakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakar in the Hindi language
वकारvakara90.07
वाकरvakara5.3
बकारbakara1.99
व़कारvakara0.66
वकरvakara0.66
Wakar in the Oriya language
ୱାକରwakara78.95
ୱକାରwakara15.79
ଓକାରokara5.26
Wakar in the Marathi language
वकारvakara48.08
वाकरvakara43.27
करkara3.85
वकारेvakare0.96

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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 Wakar
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