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 last name Sheikhar (Hindi: शेखर) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sheikhar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Sheikhar occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name internationally, borne by 25 people.
It is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Other than Iraq Sheikhar is found in 8 countries. It is also common 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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