Sikder Surname

2,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

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.

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Sikder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh179,9661:88586
India17,1661:44,6853,120
United States4351:833,23963,771
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates3041:30,1393,317
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
England1301:428,60028,863
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Canada901:409,39536,056
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
France431:1,544,714145,815
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Greece281:395,70752,747
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Oman41:921,9937,313
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominica11:75,891912
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

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Sikder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikder (Bengali: শিকদার, Hindi: सिकदार, Oriya: ସିକଦାର, Russian: Сикдер) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikder? popularity and diffusion

Sikder is the 2,812th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,595 people. It 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. Sikder is also the 80,729th most widely held first name internationally, held by 6,584 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 179,966 people, or 1 in 885. Other than Bangladesh this last name 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 with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikder9260,489/
Sikdder9211/
Sikdher927/
Sikdear925/
Sikderr924/
Sickder924/
Saikder924/
Sikkder922/
Sidkder921/
Sheikder86360/
Shikdher864/
Shikdert861/
Shikdeer861/
Shickder861/
Sekder833/
Siqder831/
Sikdir831/
Shekder77992/
Shiqder77366/
Jikdere771/
Sighder770/
Sheekder711/
Segder671/
Chekder6215/
Scheinncder591/
Sheakdir571/
Sajdqdeer532/
Saygıdeğer50116/
Çigdir501/

Sikder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikder in the Bengali language
শিকদারsikadara-
Sikder in the Oriya language
ସିକଦାରsikadara-
Sikder in the Hindi language
सिकदारsikadara50
सिकदरsikadara50
Sikder in the Russian language
Сикдерsikder-

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