Shikkar Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shikkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shikkar (21) may also be a first name.
Shikkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikkar (Hindi: शिक्कर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikkar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shikkar is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Shikkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shikkar are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Shikkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 63 percent live and Kerala, where 38 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikkar in the Hindi language | ||
| शिक्कर | sikkara | - |
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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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- 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 Shikkar
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