Sakandar Surname

32,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sakandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan15,3191:2,099244
Pakistan5261:339,6276,802
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India471:16,320,540259,912
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
England201:2,785,90397,972
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Sakandar (9,674) may also be a first name.

Sakandar Last Name Facts

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

Sakandar (Hindi: सकन्दर, Marathi: सकंदर, Oriya: ସାକାାର) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sakandar.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakandar is the 32,489th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 444,797 people. The last name Sakandar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakandar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sakandar is also the 62,645th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,674 people.

It is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 15,319 people, or 1 in 2,099. In Afghanistan Sakandar is most frequent in: Kabul, where 13 percent are found, Herat, where 9 percent are found and Faryab, where 8 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakandar in the Marathi language
सकंदरsakandara90.57
िसकंदरisakandara7.55
Sakandar in the Oriya language
ସାକାାରsakaara50
ସକରsakara50
Sakandar in the Hindi language
सकन्दरsakandara48.39
सकंदरsakandara32.26
िसकन्दरisakandara9.68
सिकन्दरsikandara3.23
सकन्दर्sakandar3.23
ीसकन्दरisakandara3.23

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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 Sakandar
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