Shikra Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Shikra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shikra (196) may also be a first name.
Shikra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikra (Bengali: শিখা, Hindi: शिकरा, Oriya: ଶିକା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikra is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shikra live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shikra is also the 648,004th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 196 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 71 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 18 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikra in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକା | sika | - |
| Shikra in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकरा | sikara | 76 |
| शीकरा | sikara | 12 |
| शािकरा | saikara | 4 |
| शाकिरा | sakira | 4 |
| शीक्र | sikra | 4 |
| Shikra in the Bengali language | ||
| শিখা | sikha | 50 |
| শিক্রা | sikra | 50 |
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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 Shikra
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