Yankar Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India761:10,092,966194,472
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yankar (282) may also be a first name.

Yankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yankar (Hindi: यांकर, Marathi: यंकर, Russian: Янкарь) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yankar live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 527,582nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 282 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 42 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 32 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Not including India Yankar exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanekar9258/
Yangkar922/
Yannkar921/
Yankaur920/
Yajnekar8657/
Ayyankar8619/
Aiyankar866/
Yanhekar861/
Jankar8311,406/
Yancar83488/
Yankor8319/
Yonkar837/
Iankar832/
Eankar831/
Jhankar7720,895/
Ijankar7791/
Jangkar7777/
Jankhar7771/
Yancare7741/
Yankore7724/
Jaankar7716/
Jainkar7711/
Ajonkar775/
Jamnkar772/
Jankare772/
Aionkar771/
Jaynkar771/
Janckar771/
Yancart771/
Yankoir771/
Jankard771/
Yonkard770/
Jhankhar711,502/
Jahankar7136/
Jhannkar7127/
Ajgankar7127/
Ujjankar7118/
Ajgonkar7116/
Jainekar715/
Jijankar712/
Jhankare712/
Ujgankar711/
Ujeankar711/
Aiyancar711/
Ehankare711/
Hjhankar711/
Jankhare711/
Yancor671,051/
Ujjainkar67994/
Jancar67309/
Yonkor67155/
Jonkar6712/
Iancar6710/
Jhankhare676/
Aajgonkar676/
Ajgainkar675/
Ujjaynkar674/
Yamkor672/
Ajgaankar672/
Ujjiankar671/
Ujgaankar671/
Ajgoonkar671/
Aajgankar671/
Gaijankar671/
Janqar671/

Yankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankar in the Hindi language
यांकरyankara68.75
यंकरyankara18.75
मयंकरmayankara6.25
यंकारyankara6.25
Yankar in the Marathi language
यंकरyankara44.9
येनकरyenakara20.41
ऐनकरainakara12.24
येणकरyenakara8.16
यांकरyankara6.12
शंकरsankara4.08
वकारvakara2.04
यंकटyankata2.04
Yankar in the Russian language
Янкарьankar-

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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 Yankar
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