Shekahr Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Shekahr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shekahr (70) may also be a first name.
Shekahr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekahr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekahr (Hindi: शेखर, Marathi: शेखर) is found most in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shekahr click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekahr? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekahr reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shekahr is also the 1,162,016th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name Shekahr is most widely held in India, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 58 percent reside, Delhi, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside. Excluding India Shekahr exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekahr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekahr in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | - |
| Shekahr in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | 91.18 |
| शेखरे | sekhare | 5.88 |
| शेकर | sekara | 2.94 |
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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 Shekahr
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