Chandrasekar Surname

92,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Chandrasekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandrasekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7871:275,23015,688
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
United States3961:915,30068,789
United Arab Emirates3651:25,1022,822
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Australia781:346,09929,260
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
England681:819,38343,863
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Oman171:216,9393,845
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Chandrasekar (4,773) may also be a first name.

Chandrasekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chandrasekar (Bengali: চন্দ্রশেখর, Hindi: चन्द्रशेखर, Marathi: चंदरशेकर, Oriya: େଶକର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandrasekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chandrasekar is the 92,621st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,412,863 people. Chandrasekar occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Chandrasekar live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chandrasekar is also the 99,007th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 4,773 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 2,787 people, or 1 in 275,230. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent reside, Karnataka, where 8 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Beside India Chandrasekar is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Chandrasekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chandrasekar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chandrasekar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.12% more than the national average, earning $52,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chandrasekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandrasekar in the Hindi language
चन्द्रशेखरcandrasekhara83.33
चंद्रसेकरcandrasekara16.67
Chandrasekar in the Marathi language
चंदरशेकरcandarasekara66.67
चंाशेकरcamasekara33.33
Chandrasekar in the Oriya language
େଶକରesakara60
େସକରesakara40
Chandrasekar in the Bengali language
চন্দ্রশেখরcandrasekhara50
চন্দ্রশেকরcandrasekara50

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Footnotes

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