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BALKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,444th

Most common surname in India

960

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname "Balkar" is associated with the Balkars, a Turkic group from the Caucasus. However, the Balkars have traditionally lived in the central Caucasus, particularly in the Baksan, Chegem, Cherek, and Bezengi river valleys. Over time, this surname likely spread through natural population increases, movement within the Caucasus, and possibly due to conflicts or economic opportunities that led people with this surname to settle in neighboring areas.

The gotras associated with this surname are kapil, angiras, dadhich, kashyap, madanulla and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are balkrishna, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

Here are the variations of the surname Balkar: Balkaar and Balcar. The religion associated with BALKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are maratha and brahmins chitpavan konkanastha. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.

State-wise distribution of people with BALKAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for BALKAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

443

Maharashtra state distribution for BALKAR surname

Maharashtra

105

Jharkhand state distribution for BALKAR surname

Jharkhand

4

Bihar state distribution for BALKAR surname

Bihar

3

Delhi state distribution for BALKAR surname

Delhi

2

Lakshadweep state distribution for BALKAR surname

Lakshadweep

1

Tamil Nadu state distribution for BALKAR surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with BALKAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname BALKAR appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for BALKAR surname

447 (80%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for BALKAR surname

105 (19%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for BALKAR surname

7 (1%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

BALKAR families worship BALKRISHNA and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The BALKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Bene Israel communities.

The BALKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BALKAR families belong to multiple gotras including KAPIL, ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MADANULLA, RAGHU KULA.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest concentration of the BALKAR surname with 443 records (79.2%).

The BALKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

BALKAR is ranked #12444 in India with approximately 960 people bearing this surname.

The BALKAR surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Madhya Pradesh (79.2%), Maharashtra (18.8%), Jharkhand (0.7%).

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