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
Shikra (Bengali: শিখা, Hindi: शिकरा, Oriya: ଶିକା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikra is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shikra reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 648,004th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 196 people.
It is most common in India, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Shikra is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 71 percent are found, Arunachal Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.
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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