Khandaker Surname

12,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Khandaker Surname User-submission:

The surname Khandaker or Khandakar comes from Old Persian word khandan, which means 'to read'. The word khandaker means 'one who reads'.

Khandaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh43,0761:3,699353
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
India2311:3,320,62996,177
England881:633,16037,224
Canada751:491,27542,011
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Khandaker (66,433) may also be a first name.

Khandaker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Khandaker or Khandakar comes from Old Persian word khandan, which means 'to read'. The word khandaker means 'one who reads'.

- adiba

Khandaker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khandaker (Bengali: খন্দকার, Hindi: खाण्डेकर, Marathi: खांडकेर, Russian: Хандакер) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khandaker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,700th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 164,989 people. Khandaker occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Khandaker reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Khandaker is also the 14,523rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 66,433 people.

Khandaker is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 43,076 people, or 1 in 3,699. Excluding Bangladesh Khandaker exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Khandaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Khandaker surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Khandaker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning $39,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning $42,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Khandaker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khandaker in the Bengali language
খন্দকারkhandakara-
Khandaker in the Hindi language
खाण्डेकरkhandekara-
Khandaker in the Marathi language
खांडकेरkhandakera73.68
खांडेकरkhandekara21.05
खंडकेरkhandakera5.26
Khandaker in the Russian language
Хандакерhandaker-

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