Sikandhar Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sikandhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikandhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Sikandhar (186) may also be a first name.

Sikandhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikandhar (Hindi: सिकन्धर, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିକର) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikandhar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Sikandhar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sikandhar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 186 people.

The surname Sikandhar is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 31 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 19 percent are found and Odisha, where 19 percent are found. Other than India Sikandhar occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikandhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikandhar in the Oriya language
ସିକରsikara66.67
ସିକsika33.33
Sikandhar in the Hindi language
सिकन्धरsikandhara50
सिकंधरsikandhara50
Sikandhar in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara35.29
िसकंधरisakandhara35.29
िंसकदरinsakadara11.76
िंसकंदरinsakandara11.76
िसकन्दरisakandara5.88

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sikandhar
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