Chandrashekher Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Chandrashekher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandrashekher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Chandrashekher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandrashekher in the Hindi language
चन्द्रशेखरcandrasekhara65.52
चन्द्रशेखेरcandrasekhera20.69
चंद्रशेखरcandrasekhara6.9
चंद्रशेखेरcandrasekhera3.45
चन्दशेखरcandasekhara3.45

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chandrashekher
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