Wakkar Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Wakkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakkar (36) may also be a first name.
Wakkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakkar (Hindi: वक्कार, Marathi: वाककर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakkar? popularity and diffusion
Wakkar is the 928,396th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Wakkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakkar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Wakkar is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 36 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent live, Delhi, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 3 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakkar in the Hindi language | ||
| वक्कार | vakkara | 88.89 |
| वकार | vakara | 11.11 |
| Wakkar in the Marathi language | ||
| वाककर | vakakara | 70 |
| कर | kara | 15 |
| वाकर | vakara | 10 |
| भाकर | bhakara | 5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakkar
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