Shakander Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shakander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shakander (210) may also be a first name.
Shakander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakander is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakander? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Shakander is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakander are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shakander is also the 624,169th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 210 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,296,656. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 50 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 21 percent are found and Faryab, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakander | 94 | 195 | / |
| Sehkander | 89 | 2 | / |
| Saikander | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sakkander | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shakandir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shekander | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schokander | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sekander | 82 | 2,116 | / |
| Sakonder | 82 | 37 | / |
| Sakandir | 82 | 17 | / |
| Saqander | 82 | 13 | / |
| Sockander | 78 | 15 | / |
| Seikander | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siekander | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cekander | 71 | 132 | / |
| Socander | 71 | 9 | / |
| Secander | 71 | 8 | / |
| Seqander | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekandir | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zacander | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saqandre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saqandir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sjocander | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seconder | 59 | 34 | / |
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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 Shakander
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