Sikender Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Sikender Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 116 | 1:1,540,033 | 16,555 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Sikender (1,931) may also be a first name.
Sikender Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikender Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sikender (Hindi: सिकन्दर, Oriya: ସିକର) is most common in Pakistan. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sikender.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikender? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,095,216th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sikender live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 172,670th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,931 people.
The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,540,033. In Pakistan Sikender is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 41 percent reside, Sindh, where 36 percent reside and Balochistan, where 9 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 41 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sickender | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sikkender | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sikendher | 94 | 1 | / |
| Siknder | 93 | 52 | / |
| Sikkendher | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sekender | 88 | 104 | / |
| Sikinder | 88 | 66 | / |
| Sikendir | 88 | 2 | / |
| Saiknder | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sichender | 82 | 4 | / |
| Seekender | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sikkinder | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seckender | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shikinder | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikindher | 82 | 1 | / |
| Seknder | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekinder | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siqndeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekendre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikindir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ziskinder | 71 | 36 | / |
| Seckinder | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shikhndre | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zyskynder | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zechender | 59 | 35 | / |
| Cekindir | 50 | 9 | / |
Sikender Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikender in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିକର | sikara | - |
| Sikender in the Hindi language | ||
| सिकन्दर | sikandara | 71.43 |
| सिंकंदर | sinkandara | 14.29 |
| सिकन्दरा | sikandara | 14.29 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sikender
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis