Shaikar Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shaikar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shaikar (40) may also be a first name.
Shaikar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaikar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaikar (Hindi: शैकर, Marathi: शंकर) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaikar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaikar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 40 people.
Shaikar is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Shaikar is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaikar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaikar in the Hindi language | ||
| शैकर | saikara | 70 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 10 |
| शाीकर | saikara | 10 |
| शैकार | saikara | 10 |
| Shaikar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 33.33 |
| शोैकर | soaikara | 11.11 |
| शैकर | saikara | 11.11 |
| शाकेर | sakera | 11.11 |
| शफ़ीकार | safikara | 11.11 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 11.11 |
| शौकर | saukara | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Shaikar
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