Yarkar Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yarkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia851:51,8654,614
India281:27,395,192354,286
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Yarkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarkar (Marathi: यारकर) occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yarkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Yarkar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Yarkar are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 51,865. In Liberia Yarkar is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 91 percent reside, Rivercess County, where 7 percent reside and Bong County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Yarkar occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarekar9219/
Yağarkar8638/
Aayarkar866/
Aiyarkar861/
Jarkar8379/
Yarkor8344/
Iarkar8312/
Earkar838/
Yorkar832/
Yarqar831/
Aiyarekar801/
Jharkar772,696/
Jaurkar7756/
Ioyrkar774/
Ajorkar771/
Gearkar770/
Ojharkar7131/
Hijarkar711/
Jaharkar711/
Hiearkar711/
Jorkar671,113/
Yorkor67199/
Iorkar6725/
Earkchear671/
Jarqar671/
Yarcor671/
Gujharkar671/
Jeurkar62907/
Yorkour628/
Ayorkor621/
Jarkhor621/
Jorkare621/
Iorkahar577/
Jorkor5086/
Iorkor5080/

Yarkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarkar in the Marathi language
यारकरyarakara71.79
याकर्रyakarra25.64
शंकरsankara2.56

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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 Yarkar
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