Yerkar Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yerkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yerkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India541:14,204,914239,375
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yerkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yerkar (Marathi: येरकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yerkar live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 14,204,914. In India Yerkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayerkar926/
Yerzkar922/
Yierkar921/
Erkar91413/
Gerkar8354/
Earkar838/
Jerkar836/
Ierkar834/
Erkhar831/
Erkaur831/
Ayrkar831/
Yerkor830/
Jeurkar77907/
Ayarkar77215/
Ayrekar7727/
Iyorkar7719/
Earekar777/
Aayrkar775/
Ioyrkar774/
Iyrekar771/
Ajerkar771/
Earkart771/
Ejrekar771/
Gearkar770/
Erkor739/
Aayrekar7124/
Ahearkar712/
Ayhrekar711/
Hiearkar711/
Ahierkar711/
Ahjerkar711/
Hearkard710/
Gercar6761/
Gerkor6712/
Aerkor678/
Airkar674/
Earkchear671/
Jerkor670/

Yerkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yerkar in the Marathi language
येरकरyerakara96.77
येरकारyerakara3.23

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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 Yerkar
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