Sakandar Surname
Approximately 16,384 people bear this surname
Sakandar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 15,319 | 1:2,099 | 244 |
| Pakistan | 526 | 1:339,627 | 6,802 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Sakandar (9,674) may also be a first name.
Sakandar Demographics
Average Sakandar Salary in
England
£35,934
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sakandar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakandar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakandar (Hindi: सकन्दर, Marathi: सकंदर, Oriya: ସାକାାର) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakandar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,489th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 444,797 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakandar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sakandar is also the 62,645th most common first name globally. It is borne by 9,674 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 15,319 people, or 1 in 2,099. In Afghanistan Sakandar is most numerous in: Kabul, where 13 percent live, Herat, where 9 percent live and Faryab, where 8 percent live. Besides Afghanistan Sakandar is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saikandar | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sakkandar | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sakhandar | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sakandare | 94 | 1 | / |
| Siakandar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shakhandar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shakandhar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sekandar | 88 | 647 | / |
| Sacandar | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sokandar | 88 | 15 | / |
| Saqandar | 88 | 10 | / |
| Sakandor | 88 | 3 | / |
| Jakandar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shakhandhar | 84 | 30 | / |
| Soekandar | 82 | 183 | / |
| Seekandar | 82 | 7 | / |
| Soykandar | 82 | 6 | / |
| Shekandar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Seikandar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekhandar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siekandar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sookandar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sacandahar | 78 | 3 | / |
| Seikhandar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sokondar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seqandar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sekandor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekondar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Secandar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaicandar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chokandare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shekhahaindar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chokhandare | 63 | 45 | / |
| Chokandhare | 63 | 4 | / |
Sakandar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakandar in the Marathi language | ||
| सकंदर | sakandara | 90.57 |
| िसकंदर | isakandara | 7.55 |
| Sakandar in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକାାର | sakaara | 50 |
| ସକର | sakara | 50 |
| Sakandar in the Hindi language | ||
| सकन्दर | sakandara | 48.39 |
| सकंदर | sakandara | 32.26 |
| िसकन्दर | isakandara | 9.68 |
| सिकन्दर | sikandara | 3.23 |
| सकन्दर् | sakandar | 3.23 |
| ीसकन्दर | isakandara | 3.23 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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