Shekar Surname

18,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Shekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,9511:28,4612,119
United Arab Emirates5841:15,6891,907
United States3831:946,36870,670
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England931:599,11935,891
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Oman141:263,4264,299
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guyana21:381,11013,532
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Shekar (33,777) may also be a first name.

Shekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shekar (Bengali: শেকর, Hindi: शेकर, Marathi: शेकार, Oriya: େଶକର, Tibetan: ཤེས་དཀར།) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekar? popularity and diffusion

Shekar is the 18,985th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 251,286 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shekar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shekar is also the 25,425th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 33,777 people.

The last name Shekar is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 26,951 people, or 1 in 28,461. In India Shekar is primarily found in: Telangana, where 54 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Karnataka, where 10 percent reside. Besides India Shekar occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Shekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shekar last name are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shekar earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning $55,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekhar9286,185/
Shekare922,317/
Shekarr9283/
Shekahr9255/
Sheakar9228/
Shiekar9221/
Sheikar9214/
Shekkar9212/
Schekar9210/
Shekaar929/
Shejkar926/
Sheekar926/
Shaekar925/
Sheskar924/
Sshekar924/
Shehkar923/
Shekear923/
Sjhekar921/
Shoekar921/
Sheukar921/
Sheykar921/
Shgekar921/
Shekasr921/
Shekaur921/
Sekar9126,323/
Shekhare861,524/
Sheikhar8676/
Sheckart8632/
Shethkar8626/
Shekahar8617/
Shaekhar8613/
Shekkhar8612/
Sheakhar864/
Sheekare863/
Shiekhar863/
Shekhhar863/
Sheekhar863/
Shehekar862/
Shekharr862/
Shgekhar861/
Jshekhar861/
Shetkaar861/
Shejkhar861/
Shekhaar861/
Shekhatr861/
Shekhear861/
Sshekhar861/
Shehkhar861/
Sekhar8337,162/
Shakar837,817/
Sahkar834,452/
Shokar83604/
Seckar83328/
Sekkar83212/
Shikar83152/
Saekar83115/
Sehkar83104/
Seakar8377/
Soekar8374/
Sekare8368/
Sejkar8333/
Sekahr8333/
Seekar8329/
Seukar8328/
Sheqar8311/
Siekar837/
Shekor832/
Sohkar832/
Sekaar832/
Seikar832/
Shecar832/
Syhkar832/
Hsekar831/
Xhekar831/
Sjekar831/
Sekarr831/
Szekar831/
Ssekar831/
Sekard831/
Shshekhar8019/
Shekarova8015/
Scheckart803/
Sheshkare802/
Scheikart801/
Shekhahar801/
Sheikhgar801/
Shikare775,560/
Sychkar773,337/
Shakaar772,159/
Shokair771,083/
Sichkar771,029/
Shakhar77905/
Shikhar77685/
Sekhare77473/
Shahkar77416/
Sekhaar77395/
Sahakar77338/
Sechkar77183/
Shakkar77128/
Shokhar77124/
Sahkhar77104/
Shekhor7739/
Shekore7724/
Sekahar7718/
Shaikar7716/
Shakair7714/
Checkar7712/
Shykart7712/
Sekharr7711/
Shikkar7710/
Sekkhar779/
Shakear777/
Shaakar777/
Shekoor776/
Soekhar776/
Seedkar776/
Shekour775/
Ssekhar774/
Sekhart774/
Shhakar774/
Shikair774/
Sehkhar773/
Sekhaur773/
Shidkar772/
Shiskar772/
Shaykar772/
Shakaur772/
Cheikar772/
Chekard772/
Shikaar772/
Shykhar772/
Seekaar772/
Schikar771/
Sekhahr771/
Sekhasr771/
Sekkare771/
Sechear771/
Seckarr771/
Seshkar771/
Setkare771/
Seekaur771/
Seekhar771/
Seackar771/
Shakarh771/
Shikart771/
Shikear771/
Shıkhar771/
Seakare771/
Sekaire771/
Shequar771/
Saekhar771/
Shokkar771/
Shikarp771/
Szeskar771/
Sieckar770/
Sheykarova755/
Sheikhahar751/
Sakar738,064/
Sokar734,322/
Sikar73907/
Sekor7338/
Secar7334/
Cekar7329/
Sykar7326/
Seqar734/
Shikhare718,987/
Shahakar711,668/
Shaikhar7145/
Schekorr7134/
Saichear7131/
Sekhahar7113/
Sekarova719/
Chekkare719/
Shockair715/
Shikahar715/
Shaikare715/
Shakkhar715/
Soekahar714/
Shakaaar714/
Shekkoor713/
Shahkaar713/
Schickar713/
Shiskare712/
Shitkare712/
Chechkar712/
Shyshkar712/
Sahajkar711/
Sceikart711/
Shikahre711/
Shikkhar711/
Seekkhar711/
Shakahar711/
Seykahar711/
Shackair711/
Shaakaar711/
Shaqkhar711/
Shayskar711/
Shikhair711/
Sekhaaar711/
Checkare711/
Shahkarr711/
Sheakhor711/
Shykhart711/
Scheickardt710/
Checkart710/
Sokkar675,118/
Sakhar674,267/
Shakor671,256/
Sescar67823/
Sekour67811/
Sackar67728/
Saikar67632/
Sakkar67510/
Saykar67390/
Seacor67344/
Shykor67261/
Sikare67240/
Sockar67235/
Secaur67215/
Seakor67205/
Sikhar67198/
Saekor67194/
Sokhar67193/
Sokarr67183/
Shokor67168/
Sokaar67153/
Sytkar67143/
Secard67139/
Sekeur67130/
Shikor67118/
Sakarr6783/
Sikkar6783/
Sykkar6769/
Sequar6767/
Shikarova6762/
Šeškar6750/
Chykar6746/
Shaqor6734/
Suikar6733/
Shaqar6730/
Saakar6729/
Seckarova6726/
Zeakar6724/
Sagkar6722/
Schickard6719/
Sakaur6718/
Secare6718/
Ceukar6718/
Sehkor6715/
Sekkor6714/
Seckor6714/
Shacar6711/
Sekhor6711/
Sajkar6711/
Sökare6710/
Seikor679/
Sahkor679/
Soykar679/
Sakair677/
Sekoor677/
Seekor677/
Shacor675/
Sakaar675/
Sekore675/
Siekor675/
Sikgar674/
Checar674/
Shekorowa674/
Schickart674/
Ceikar674/
Cekľar674/
Hzikar674/
Sickar673/
Soekor673/
Sikard673/
Sokair673/
Seccar673/
Shykarova673/
Shaikhgar672/
Sheikhour672/
Seckarová672/
Ciskar672/
Sahaquear671/
Cekarr671/
Cekhar671/
Sceickart671/
Schechear671/
Scheickhardt671/
Schekorre671/
Soikar671/
Sokear671/
Shocar671/
Shoqar671/
Shikahare671/
Sekeir671/
Sekorp671/
Shahakhar671/
Seykor671/
Cekkar671/
Sedqar671/
Setkor671/
Sikaar671/
Sikear671/
Sakear671/
Sakaïr671/
Saqkar671/
Sykard671/
Şehkar671/
Zeckar670/
Secart670/

Shekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shekar in the Hindi language
शेकरsekara86.73
शॅकरsekara7.13
शेखरsekhara4.42
शंकरsankara0.49
शेकारsekara0.25
षेकरsekara0.25
शेजरsejara0.25
Shekar in the Oriya language
େଶକରesakara72
େଶଖରesakhara28
Shekar in the Bengali language
শেকরsekara50
শেখরsekhara50
Shekar in the Marathi language
शेकारsekara47.24
शेकरsekara30.82
शेखरsekhara15.71
शेलारselara1.95
शेरकरserakara0.87
शंकरsankara0.65
शेकारानेsekarane0.43
शॆकरsekara0.33
शेकरानेsekarane0.22
भाकरbhakara0.16
सेगरsegara0.11
शेरेकरserekara0.11
शेकारालीsekarali0.11
शेटकरsetakara0.11
शेलेकरselekara0.11
थेवरthevara0.05
शकर्रsakarra0.05
शेाकरseakara0.05
शेगरsegara0.05
Shekar in the Tibetan language
ཤེས་དཀར།shékar29.63
ཤེས་དཀར་shékar29.63
ཤེ་ཀར་shékar18.52
ཤེལ་དཀར་shelkar11.11
སེས་དཀར་sékar3.7
ཤེ་ཁར་shékhar3.7
སེ་ཁར་sékhar3.7

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