Shekhara Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Shekhara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 261 | 1:2,938,948 | 88,721 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekhara (806) may also be a first name.
Shekhara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekhara (Hindi: शेखरा, Marathi: शेखरा, Oriya: େଶଖର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 935,326th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Shekhara occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shekhara reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shekhara is also the 288,056th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 806 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 2,938,948. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 48 percent reside, Telangana, where 18 percent reside and Karnataka, where 15 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhara in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखरा | sekhara | - |
| Shekhara in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖର | esakhara | 80 |
| ସୁଧାଂଶୁେଶଖର | sudhansuesakhara | 20 |
| Shekhara in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखरा | sekhara | 54.55 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 27.27 |
| शेखरदास | sekharadasa | 9.09 |
| शेखारा | sekhara | 9.09 |
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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 Shekhara
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