Shikder Surname

9,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shikder 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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Shikder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh59,6581:2,671261
India6631:1,156,96146,899
England621:898,67846,462
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shikder (1,486) may also be a first name.

Shikder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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Shikder Last Name Facts

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

Shikder (Bengali: শিকদার) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,355th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 120,477 people. The last name Shikder is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shikder are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shikder is also the 201,767th most numerous forename in the world, held by 1,486 people.

The surname Shikder is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 59,658 people, or 1 in 2,671. Outside of Bangladesh this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Shikder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shikder surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Shikder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 40.68% less than the national average, earning $25,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.49% less than the national average, earning $35,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheikder93360/
Shikdher934/
Shikdert931/
Shikdeer931/
Shickder931/
Sikder92199,140/
Shekder86992/
Shiqder86366/
Sikdder8611/
Sikdher867/
Sikdear865/
Saikder864/
Sikderr864/
Sickder864/
Sikkder862/
Sidkder861/
Sheekder801/
Sukder775/
Sekder773/
Siqder771/
Sikdir771/
Chekder7115/
Shügder711/
Shugder711/
Sighder710/
Scheinncder671/
Sheakdir671/
Sugder6210/
Segder621/
Sajdqdeer502/

Shikder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shikder in the Bengali language
শিকদারsikadara-

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