Shaekhar Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shaekhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Shaekhar (26) may also be a first name.
Shaekhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaekhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaekhar (Hindi: शंेखर, Marathi: शेखर) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shaekhar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaekhar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Shaekhar live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 26 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Shaekhar is mostly found in: Bihar, where 73 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 27 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaekhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaekhar in the Hindi language | ||
| शंेखर | samekhara | 66.67 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 33.33 |
| Shaekhar in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | 58.82 |
| शंेखर | samekhara | 41.18 |
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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 Shaekhar
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