Sheikhar Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Sheikhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sheikhar (25) may also be a first name.
Sheikhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikhar (Hindi: शेखर) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sheikhar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sheikhar are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
The surname Sheikhar is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Outside of Iraq this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheikhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikhar in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | - |
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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 Sheikhar
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