Sikder Surname
Approximately 199,140 people bear this surname
Sikder Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the term Shik, which during the Sultanate era was made of several Mahals. Sik means 'section area' or 'division' in Arabic. The Sikdars were revenue collectors, peacekeeping staff. With this the words of Sikder or Sikder formed combining with Persian dar.
Read More About This SurnameSikder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 179,966 | 1:885 | 86 |
| India | 17,166 | 1:44,685 | 3,120 |
| United States | 435 | 1:833,239 | 63,771 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| United Arab Emirates | 304 | 1:30,139 | 3,317 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Sikder (6,584) may also be a first name.
Sikder Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the term Shik, which during the Sultanate era was made of several Mahals. Sik means 'section area' or 'division' in Arabic. The Sikdars were revenue collectors, peacekeeping staff. With this the words of Sikder or Sikder formed combining with Persian dar.
- raisrulezSikder Demographics
Average Sikder Salary in
United States
$44,164 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sikder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikder (Bengali: শিকদার, Hindi: सिकदार, Oriya: ସିକଦାର, Russian: Сикдер) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikder? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,812th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,595 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sikder are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 80,729th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 6,584 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 179,966 people, or 1 in 885. Barring Bangladesh Sikder occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Sikder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sikder surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sikder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.87% less than the national average, earning €4,545 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.78% less than the national average, earning R 97,956 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning $37,658 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikder | 92 | 60,489 | / |
| Sikdder | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sikdher | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sikdear | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sikderr | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sickder | 92 | 4 | / |
| Saikder | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sikkder | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sidkder | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheikder | 86 | 360 | / |
| Shikdher | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shikdert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikdeer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shickder | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekder | 83 | 3 | / |
| Siqder | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sikdir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shekder | 77 | 992 | / |
| Shiqder | 77 | 366 | / |
| Jikdere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sighder | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sheekder | 71 | 1 | / |
| Segder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekder | 62 | 15 | / |
| Scheinncder | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sheakdir | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sajdqdeer | 53 | 2 | / |
| Saygıdeğer | 50 | 116 | / |
| Çigdir | 50 | 1 | / |
Sikder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikder in the Bengali language | ||
| শিকদার | sikadara | - |
| Sikder in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିକଦାର | sikadara | - |
| Sikder in the Hindi language | ||
| सिकदार | sikadara | 50 |
| सिकदर | sikadara | 50 |
| Sikder in the Russian language | ||
| Сикдер | sikder | - |
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