Chandrasekhar Surname

116,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Chandrasekhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandrasekhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9781:257,57714,863
United States4381:827,53263,418
United Arab Emirates2021:45,3584,571
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Canada421:877,27667,671
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia291:930,88655,860
England291:1,921,31276,208
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Oman61:614,6626,082
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Chandrasekhar (40,568) may also be a first name.

Chandrasekhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chandrasekhar (Bengali: চন্দ্রশেখর, Hindi: चन्द्रसेखर, Marathi: चंदशेखर, Oriya: େଶଖର) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandrasekhar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,250th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,837,042 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Chandrasekhar live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 21,949th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 40,568 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,978 people, or 1 in 257,577. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 49 percent are found, Odisha, where 11 percent are found and Kerala, where 8 percent are found. Outside of India Chandrasekhar exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Chandrasekhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chandrasekhar surname are 2.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chandrasekhar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.12% more than the national average, earning $58,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chandrasekhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandrasekhar in the Oriya language
େଶଖରesakhara92.23
େସଖରesakhara4.52
େଶଖରାଇଁesakhara'im1.43
ଚଂଦେଶଖରcandesakhara0.66
ଚେଶଖରcesakhara0.24
େଷଖରesakhara0.14
େଶଖରତାିesakharatai0.1
େସଖରାଇଁesakhara'im0.07
ଅଦାବରadabara0.05
ଚ'େଶଖରca'esakhara0.04
ଚଂଦେସଖରcandesakhara0.04
୍ରେଶଖରresakhara0.04
ଚେସଖରcesakhara0.04
େଶଖର୍esakhar0.03
ଚାାେଶଖରcaaesakhara0.03
େଶଖରାରୀesakharari0.02
ସେଶଖରsesakhara0.02
ଚଚ୍େଶଖରcacesakhara0.02
ଚାକାରcakara0.01
ଡାସରୀdasari0.01
ଶୀକରsikara0.01
ଚଅେଶଖରcaaesakhara0.01
ଚିେସଖରciesakhara0.01
ପାହାଡସିଂହpahadasinha0.01
େଶଖରରାଓesakharara'o0.01
ଚନ୍େସଖରcanesakhara0.01
ଜାନିେକାଟିjaniekati0.01
ଶଖରsakhara0.01
ଚିେଶଖରciesakhara0.01
ପନସାରିpanasari0.01
କଂସାରkansara0.01
ଚନ୍େଶଖରcanesakhara0.01
ଚ୍ଦେଶଖରcdesakhara0.01
ମାହାରmahara0.01
ଚଂଦେଷଖରcandesakhara0.01
ଚିହନ୍ରାcihanra0.01
ଦାଶାରିdasari0.01
ଚନ୍ଦେଶଖରcandesakhara0.01
ମାଣିକାmanika0.01
େଶଖରାମୀesakharami0.01
ଚଂଦେଶଖରାଇଁcandesakhara'im0.01
ଦାଶdasa0.01
ପାହାଡାସିଂହpahadasinha0.01
Chandrasekhar in the Bengali language
চন্দ্রশেখরcandrasekhara77.78
চন্দ্রসেখরcandrasekhara11.11
চন্দ্রcandra11.11
Chandrasekhar in the Hindi language
चन्द्रसेखरcandrasekhara57.75
चंद्रसेखरcandrasekhara21.32
चन्द्रशेखरcandrasekhara16.67
चंद्रशेखरcandrasekhara1.55
चन्द्रसेख्ारcandrasekhara0.78
चन्द्रश्ेखरcandrasekhara0.39
चन्द्रेश्वरcandresvara0.39
चन्द्रशेषरcandrasesara0.39
चन्द्रशेख़रcandrasekhara0.39
चन्द्रश्ेाखरcandraseakhara0.39
Chandrasekhar in the Marathi language
चंदशेखरcandasekhara50
ंशेखरnsekhara50

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