Sikander Surname

20,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sikander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21,8711:8,168659
India1,2731:602,56529,032
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
United Arab Emirates3651:25,1022,822
England2001:278,59021,737
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Canada511:722,46357,796
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sikander (93,109) may also be a first name.

Sikander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikander (Arabic: سكندر, Hindi: सिकन्द्र, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିକର) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikander? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,677th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 275,657 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sikander reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sikander is also the 10,863rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 93,109 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 21,871 people, or 1 in 8,168. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 52 percent live, Sindh, where 25 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Sikander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sikander surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Sikander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning 339,491 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.19% more than the national average, earning R 499,488 per year; in United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikander in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara92.73
सीकदरsikadara0.91
िसकन्दरisakandara0.91
िसकंदेरisakandera0.91
िसकन्देरisakandera0.45
सीकंदरsikandara0.45
सकदरsakadara0.45
सकंदरsakandara0.45
संदरsandara0.45
Sikander in the Hindi language
सिकन्द्रsikandra52.13
सिकन्दरsikandara46.05
सीकन्द्रsikandra0.61
सीकन्दरsikandara0.37
सिकंदरsikandara0.33
सिकन्देरsikandera0.09
सिंकन्दरsinkandara0.09
सिकदरsikadara0.05
सिकंदेरsikandera0.05
सिक्न्दरsikndara0.05
सिकन्द्राsikandra0.05
सिकनदरsikanadara0.05
सिंकदरsinkadara0.05
Sikander in the Oriya language
ସିକରsikara42.86
ସିକsika42.86
ସିେକରsiekara14.29
Sikander in the Arabic language
سكندرskndr-
لسكندرlskndr-

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Footnotes

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