Chandrashekher Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Chandrashekher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chandrashekher (388) may also be a first name.
Chandrashekher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chandrashekher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chandrashekher (Hindi: चन्द्रशेखर) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chandrashekher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Chandrashekher live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chandrashekher is also the 439,750th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 388 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 65 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 5 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrasheker | 96 | 83 | / |
| Chandrasekher | 96 | 54 | / |
| Chendrashekher | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chandrashekhir | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chandrasheaker | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chandrashakher | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chandraseker | 92 | 56 | / |
| Chandrashaker | 89 | 58 | / |
| Chendrasekher | 89 | 12 | / |
| Chandrasekere | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chendrasheker | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chandraseaker | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chandrashekre | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chandrasakher | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chandrashaiker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chandrasaker | 85 | 1 | / |
| Chandrasakir | 77 | 1 | / |
Chandrashekher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrashekher in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्द्रशेखर | candrasekhara | 65.52 |
| चन्द्रशेखेर | candrasekhera | 20.69 |
| चंद्रशेखर | candrasekhara | 6.9 |
| चंद्रशेखेर | candrasekhera | 3.45 |
| चन्दशेखर | candasekhara | 3.45 |
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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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- 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 Chandrashekher
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