Walhekar Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Walhekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walhekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8461:906,69739,280
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Walhekar Last Name Facts

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

Walhekar (Marathi: हेकर) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walhekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Walhekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,845th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,523,446 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Walhekar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 906,697. In India Walhekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walhekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walhekar in the Marathi language
हेकरhekara94.21
वालहेकरvalahekara2.08
वाळेकरvalekara1.78
वालेकरvalekara0.74
हालेकरhalekara0.59
वालेखरvalekhara0.3
हेकराजhekaraja0.3

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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 Walhekar
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