Seekandar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Seekandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seekandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Seekandar (33) may also be a first name.

Seekandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seekandar (Hindi: सिकन्दर, Marathi: िसकंदर) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seekandar.

How Common Is The Last Name Seekandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Seekandar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 33 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most numerous in: Manipur, where 80 percent live and Bihar, where 20 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seekandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seekandar in the Hindi language
सिकन्दरsikandara-
Seekandar in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara62.5
िंसकदरinsakadara25
िसकन्दरisakandara12.5

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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 Seekandar
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