Sikindar Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sikindar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikindar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2251:3,409,17997,838
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812

Sikindar (6,763) may also be a first name.

Sikindar Last Name Facts

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

Sikindar (Hindi: सिकिन्दर, Marathi: िसिंकदर, Oriya: ସିକିର) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikindar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 975,866th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sikindar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sikindar is also the 79,350th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 6,763 people.

Sikindar is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 3,409,179. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 46 percent reside, Telangana, where 46 percent reside and Bihar, where 7 percent reside. Outside of India Sikindar is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikindar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikindar in the Hindi language
सिकिन्दरsikindara-
Sikindar in the Oriya language
ସିକିରsikira83.33
ଶିକିରsikira16.67
Sikindar in the Marathi language
िसिंकदरisinkadara38.89
िसकींदरisakindara33.33
िसकीन्दरisakindara16.67
िसकंदरisakandara11.11

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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 Sikindar
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