Sheldar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sheldar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheldar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sheldar (211) may also be a first name.

Sheldar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheldar (Hindi: शेलदर, Marathi: शेलदार) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheldar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheldar is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Sheldar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sheldar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sheldar is also the 622,565th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 211 people.

Sheldar is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,679,432. In Afghanistan Sheldar is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seldar9259/
Sheeledar882/
Shaldar8625/
Shildar8610/
Sholdar8610/
Sheldor863/
Cheldar861/
Sealdar860/
Silhedar808/
Shildhar807/
Shaldhar801/
Shyledar801/
Sieldarz801/
Seldhare801/
Selledar801/
Shaildar801/
Saldar77161/
Sildar7781/
Soldar7751/
Zeldar7716/
Celdar7710/
Seldor771/
Shilledar7560/
Seldarova7513/
Setteldar751/
Shailedar751/
Siledar711,635/
Zeeldar7133/
Saildar7113/
Silhdar7112/
Shildarova7110/
Saltdar713/
Sildare713/
Saldhar712/
Shaldor711/
Zeldaar711/
Salhdar711/
Sildair710/
Silledar67473/
Selledor673/
Shaldour671/
Childare671/

Sheldar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheldar in the Hindi language
शेलदरseladara-
Sheldar in the Marathi language
शेलदारseladara-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sheldar
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