Walvekar Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Walvekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walvekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6291:1,219,50048,751
United States761:4,769,196247,034
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Walvekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walvekar (Hindi: वाल्वेकर, Marathi: वाळवेकर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walvekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walvekar is the 447,670th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Walvekar reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 1,219,500. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 58 percent are found, Karnataka, where 15 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Walvekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walvekar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Walvekar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.09% more than the national average, earning $53,544 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walvekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walvekar in the Hindi language
वाल्वेकरvalvekara-
Walvekar in the Marathi language
वाळवेकरvalavekara89.15
वालवेकरvalavekara4.75
वाळेकरvalekara2.71
वाकवेकरvakavekara0.68
वाळवकरvalavakara0.68
वालकरvalakara0.68

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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 Walvekar
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