Shikdar Surname

14,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shikdar Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the term Shik, which during the Sultanate era was made of several Mahals. Sik means 'section area' or 'division' in Arabic. The Sikdars were revenue collectors, peacekeeping staff. With this the words of Sikder or Sikder formed combining with Persian dar.

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Shikdar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,5751:35,5532,547
Bangladesh17,3931:9,162786
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
England491:1,137,10353,999
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Wales121:257,87814,969
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shikdar (513) may also be a first name.

Shikdar Surname Meaning

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This surname derives from the term Shik, which during the Sultanate era was made of several Mahals. Sik means 'section area' or 'division' in Arabic. The Sikdars were revenue collectors, peacekeeping staff. With this the words of Sikder or Sikder formed combining with Persian dar.

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Shikdar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shikdar (Bengali: শিকদার, Hindi: शिकदार, Marathi: िशकदार, Oriya: ଶିଵ୍ଦାର) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shikdar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikdar? popularity and diffusion

Shikdar is the 14,222nd most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,120 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shikdar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shikdar is also the 373,244th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 513 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 21,575 people, or 1 in 35,553. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 98 percent are found, Assam, where 1 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India Shikdar exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 44 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Shikdar Last Name Statistics demography

Shikdar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikdhar9339/
Sheikdar9313/
Shaikdar935/
Shoikdar931/
Shikdart931/
Sikdar9268,966/
Shaikdare881/
Shekdar86229/
Sikdhar86124/
Shigdar8622/
Sikddar8620/
Sikdaar867/
Sikkdar866/
Seikdar865/
Sikdear865/
Sikdarr863/
Sickdar863/
Siekdar862/
Ssikdar862/
Saikdar862/
Sikdare861/
Sikdart861/
Chikdar861/
Shaikdhare821/
Shekdare8012/
Sheekdar807/
Schigdar801/
Shenkdar801/
Shekdhar801/
Shigdhar801/
Sukdar7735/
Sigdar7732/
Sekdar7729/
Sikdor7710/
Siqdar774/
Shugdar71401/
Shegdar7144/
Sigedar7121/
Sheqdar714/
Seekdar713/
Sughdar711/
Seekdaur6744/

Shikdar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shikdar in the Oriya language
ଶିଵ୍ଦାରsivdara-
Shikdar in the Marathi language
िशकदारisakadara91.87
िशकदरisakadara2.44
शीकदारsikadara1.63
शेकदारsekadara1.63
िसकदरisakadara0.81
सेकदरsekadara0.81
िसकदारisakadara0.81
Shikdar in the Bengali language
শিকদারsikadara85.71
সিকদারsikadara14.29
Shikdar in the Hindi language
शिकदारsikadara53.85
शिकदरsikadara23.08
शिक्दारsikdara15.38
शीकदारsikadara7.69

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