Sikandra Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sikandra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikandra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2341:3,278,05795,326
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sikandra (7,971) may also be a first name.

Sikandra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikandra (Bengali: সিকেন্দর, Hindi: सिकन्द्र, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିକ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sikandra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikandra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikandra is the 1,058,336th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sikandra are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 71,262nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,971 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 3,278,057. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 48 percent live, Rajasthan, where 30 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikandra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikandra in the Bengali language
সিকেন্দরsikendara-
Sikandra in the Hindi language
सिकन्द्रsikandra96.25
सिकन्दरsikandara1.48
सीकन्द्रsikandra1.27
सिकन्द्राsikandra0.37
सिकंद्रsikandra0.37
िसकन्द्रisakandra0.11
सिकनदरsikanadara0.05
सिकन्द्ररsikandrara0.05
सिकंदराsikandara0.05
Sikandra in the Marathi language
िसकंदरisakandara85.71
िसकंदराहीमisakandarahima4.76
िंसकंदरinsakandara4.76
सीकंदरsikandara4.76
Sikandra in the Oriya language
ସିକsika81.82
ସିେକsieka9.09
ସିକାsika4.55
ସିକରsikara4.55

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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 Sikandra
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