Sikendar Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Sikendar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 128 | 1:5,992,698 | 140,682 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sikendar (5,553) may also be a first name.
Sikendar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikendar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sikendar (Hindi: सिकेन्दर, Marathi: िसकंदर, Oriya: ସିେକର) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sikendar.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikendar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sikendar is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. Sikendar occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sikendar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 90,004th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 5,553 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 5,992,698. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 49 percent live, Telangana, where 16 percent live and West Bengal, where 13 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikendhar | 94 | 8 | / |
| Shikendar | 94 | 5 | / |
| Sikkendar | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sikhendar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sikendaar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sikndar | 93 | 399 | / |
| Sickkendar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sikindar | 88 | 265 | / |
| Sekendar | 88 | 129 | / |
| Shikndar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saikndar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikindhar | 82 | 22 | / |
| Sikkindar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Siquendar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saikindar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shikindar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siqndar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekndar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikkendar | 78 | 30 | / |
| Seekendhar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shikindhar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sekindar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sekendor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sicindar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cikindar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Secqendar | 71 | 1 | / |
Sikendar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikendar in the Marathi language | ||
| िसकंदर | isakandara | - |
| Sikendar in the Hindi language | ||
| सिकेन्दर | sikendara | 91.8 |
| सीकेन्दर | sikendara | 3.28 |
| सिकन्दर | sikandara | 2.46 |
| सिकेंदर | sikendara | 1.37 |
| सिकेनदर | sikenadara | 1.09 |
| Sikendar in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେକର | siekara | 72.86 |
| ସିେକ | sieka | 14.29 |
| ସିେକାର | siekara | 4.29 |
| ସିକର | sikara | 2.86 |
| ଶିେକର | siekara | 2.86 |
| ସିେକନର | siekanara | 1.43 |
| ସୀେକର | siekara | 1.43 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sikendar
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