Sikandar Surname

9,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sikandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan50,6201:3,529385
India7,3101:104,9346,876
Afghanistan1,0611:30,3051,297
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England791:705,29239,851
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Greece131:852,29284,400
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Sikandar (283,086) may also be a first name.

Sikandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikandar (Bengali: সিকন্দর, Georgian: სიკანდარ, Hindi: सिकन्दर, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିକର, Russian: Сикандар) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,400th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 121,058 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sikandar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,716th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 283,086 people.

Sikandar is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 50,620 people, or 1 in 3,529. In Pakistan Sikandar is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 84 percent are found, Sindh, where 12 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Sikandar exists in 45 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Sikandar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sikandar surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Sikandar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.63% more than the national average, earning $54,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning $43,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikandar in the Georgian language
სიკანდარsikandar-
Sikandar in the Hindi language
सिकन्दरsikandara89.56
सिकंदरsikandara9.21
सीकन्दरsikandara0.6
सिकन्द्रsikandra0.42
सीकंदरsikandara0.04
सिकन्दारsikandara0.02
सिकंदारsikandara0.02
सिकान्दरsikandara0.02
सिकनदरsikanadara0.01
सिकंन्दरsikanndara0.01
सिंकदरsinkadara0.01
सिकदारsikadara0.01
सिंकन्दरsinkandara0.01
सिेकन्दरsiekandara0.01
ंसिकंदरnsikandara0
सिक्न्दरsikndara0
स़िकन्दरsikandara0
सिकदंरsikadanra0
सिकँदरsikamdara0
सिकेन्दरsikendara0
रामदुलारramadulara0
सिकण्दरsikandara0
सिकान्दारsikandara0
निकंदरnikandara0
सिकन्दऱsikandara0
जितेन्द्रjitendra0
सिकदरsikadara0
सिकन्द्ररsikandrara0
Sikandar in the Bengali language
সিকন্দরsikandara83.33
সিকান্দারsikandara16.67
Sikandar in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara82.67
िंसकदरinsakadara11.68
िसकन्दरisakandara0.59
सीकंदरsikandara0.54
मकानदारmakanadara0.3
सकदरsakadara0.29
कादरkadara0.21
िशकदरisakadara0.14
सरदारsaradara0.13
सिंकदरsinkadara0.12
सकंदरsakandara0.11
िसकंदारisakandara0.07
कलंदरkalandara0.07
बाणदारbanadara0.06
िसकदरisakadara0.06
िशकंदरisakandara0.06
िसकदंरisakadanra0.04
िसकदारisakadara0.03
कादरीkadari0.03
खंदारेkhandare0.02
िकंदरikandara0.02
कंकरkankara0.02
सीकन्दरsikandara0.02
िसकांदारisakandara0.02
अकादरakadara0.01
बाणेदारbanedara0.01
िसकंडरisakandara0.01
िसकांदरisakandara0.01
ईमानदारimanadara0.01
िसकँदरisakamdara0.01
खादरkhadara0.01
मुकदरmukadara0.01
समंदरsamandara0.01
नासीकरnasikara0.01
इमानदारimanadara0.01
मुकंदरmukandara0.01
ताशीलदारtasiladara0.01
िसिंलदरisinladara0.01
काणेकरkanekara0.01
िसकंदऱisakandara0.01
कंदरkandara0.01
िसकन्दतisakandata0
सीकनsikana0
सदरsadara0
िसकंदisakanda0
सुरदरsuradara0
कािदरीkaidari0
िसकंदराisakandara0
सीकदरsikadara0
अंधारेandhare0
िंशकदरinsakadara0
सिकनाबीsikanabi0
खानारkhanara0
सीकान्दारsikandara0
मुकदराmukadara0
मकनदारmakanadara0
शैकनsaikana0
िसकंदाisakanda0
समींदरsamindara0
कािदरkaidara0
सीकदंरsikadanra0
िंकदरinkadara0
शंकदरsankadara0
सिकदरsikadara0
सीकांदरsikandara0
मंदािरmandaira0
शेमदारsemadara0
करदरkaradara0
कालीनदारkalinadara0
िसकदरंisakadaram0
िसेकंदरisekandara0
िंकंदरinkandara0
रीकीबदारrikibadara0
िकनानikanana0
कलींदरkalindara0
खलंदरkhalandara0
मंदारmandara0
अकािदरakaidara0
कदरkadara0
सदरेsadare0
कानेकरkanekara0
िसकंदतisakandata0
मकाणदारmakanadara0
इनादारinadara0
संकदरsankadara0
कलदरkaladara0
Sikandar in the Oriya language
ସିକରsikara67.05
ସିକsika22.73
ଶିକରsikara4.42
ସିକାରsikara1.3
ସିକାାରsikaara1.07
ସିକଂଦରsikandara0.31
ସିେକରsiekara0.23
ସୀକରsikara0.15
ସିକାନାରsikanara0.08
ସାହାସିକରsahasikara0.08
ସୟଦsayada0.08
କିନାରୀkinari0.08
ସାକରsakara0.08
ଶିକଅରsika'ara0.08
ସୁସିକsusika0.08
କାଦକାkadaka0.08
ଶୀଧରsidhara0.08
କମଲkamala0.08
ଶୀକାରsikara0.08
ପସାଦpasada0.08
Sikandar in the Russian language
Сикандарsikandar-

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