Shekandar Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shekandar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shekandar (128) may also be a first name.
Shekandar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekandar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekandar (Bengali: শেকান্দর, Marathi: िसकंदर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekandar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekandar is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekandar reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shekandar is also the 821,896th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 128 people.
Shekandar is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Shekandar is most numerous in: Bihar, where 100 percent reside. Beside India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 33 percent reside and Pakistan, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekandar | 94 | 647 | / |
| Shikandar | 89 | 189 | / |
| Soekandar | 89 | 183 | / |
| Seekandar | 89 | 7 | / |
| Sekhandar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seikandar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Siekandar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shakandhar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shikanndar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shikhandar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shakhandar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sikandar | 82 | 60,199 | / |
| Sakandar | 82 | 16,384 | / |
| Sokandar | 82 | 15 | / |
| Seqandar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Secandar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekondar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shekhahaindar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekandor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shakhandhar | 80 | 30 | / |
| Sikkandar | 78 | 211 | / |
| Sikandhar | 78 | 30 | / |
| Sikhandar | 78 | 29 | / |
| Sickandar | 78 | 15 | / |
| Soykandar | 78 | 6 | / |
| Sikanndar | 78 | 5 | / |
| Saikandar | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sakhandar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sikandare | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sakkandar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shikondar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sikanddar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sikhendar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sikandard | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sikkandhar | 74 | 7 | / |
| Chickandar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Seikhandar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sicandar | 71 | 285 | / |
| Siqandar | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sacandar | 71 | 21 | / |
| Saqandar | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sikondar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sakandor | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sokondar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shitkhandor | 70 | 2 | / |
| Sykandarova | 70 | 2 | / |
Shekandar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekandar in the Bengali language | ||
| শেকান্দর | sekandara | - |
| Shekandar in the Marathi language | ||
| िसकंदर | isakandara | - |
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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 Shekandar
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