Sekandar Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sekandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
India521:14,751,257245,013
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sekandar (4,332) may also be a first name.

Sekandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekandar (Bengali: সেকান্দর, Hindi: सिकन्दर, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିକର) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sekandar.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 506,723rd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. Sekandar is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sekandar live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 105,004th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 4,332 people.

It is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Sekandar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sekandar are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Sekandar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.59% less than the national average, earning $31,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sekandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekandar in the Hindi language
सिकन्दरsikandara-
Sekandar in the Oriya language
ସିକରsikara-
Sekandar in the Bengali language
সেকান্দরsekandara84.62
সেকান্দারsekandara15.38
Sekandar in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara50
सेकंदारsekandara20
सेकंदरsekandara10
सीकदरsikadara10
िंसकंदरinsakandara10

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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 Sekandar
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