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Where Does The Last Name Shekhar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shekhar (Bengali: শেখর, Hindi: शेखर, Marathi: शेखर, Oriya: େଶଖର, Tibetan: ཤེ་ཁར་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekhar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shekhar is the 6,554^th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 84,557 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shekhar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shekhar is also the 6,975^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 150,435 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 83,144 people, or 1 in 9,226. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent reside, Bihar, where 18 percent reside and Telangana, where 8 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Shekhar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shekhar surname are 26.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.59% registered with the party.

The amount Shekhar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.33% more than the national average, earning $57,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.83% more than the national average, earning $66,490 CAD per year.