Chandrashekhara Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chandrashekhara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandrashekhara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1401:5,479,038132,955
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chandrashekhara (1,032) may also be a first name.

Chandrashekhara Last Name Facts

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

Chandrashekhara (Hindi: चन्द्रशेखरा, Oriya: େଶଖର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandrashekhara? popularity and diffusion

Chandrashekhara is the 1,453,389th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Chandrashekhara reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 249,711th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 1,032 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 5,479,038. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent are found, Telangana, where 21 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chandrashekhara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandrashekhara in the Oriya language
େଶଖରesakhara-
Chandrashekhara in the Hindi language
चन्द्रशेखराcandrasekhara50
चन्द्रशेखरcandrasekhara50

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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 Chandrashekhara
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