Vikrama Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Vikrama Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Vikram, a name given to the Goddess Durga. It means 'one with limitless valor'. It most commonly belongs to upper castes (Brahmin and Kshatriya).

Vikrama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Vikrama (28,949) may also be a first name.

Vikrama Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Vikram, a name given to the Goddess Durga. It means 'one with limitless valor'. It most commonly belongs to upper castes (Brahmin and Kshatriya).

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Vikrama Last Name Facts

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

Vikrama (Hindi: विक्रमा, Marathi: िवकरमा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vikrama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vikrama live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vikrama is also the 28,669th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 28,949 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 5,599,017. In India Vikrama is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 64 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Telangana, where 7 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vikramaya881/
Wikrama86837/
Vikrame864/
Fikrama863/
Vikrami862/
Vicrama861/
Wickrama807,590/
Wikkrama801/
Wishkrama751/
Wickramaa751/
Wikrame719/
Wickckrama711/
Wickrema671,150/
Wikromah6723/
Wikratmi6711/
Wikromo57911/
Bicrame5734/
Beqrama5711/
Wicramge531/

Vikrama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vikrama in the Hindi language
विक्रमाvikrama98.48
विकरमाvikarama0.97
विक्रमvikrama0.2
वीक्रमाvikrama0.07
विक्रामाvikrama0.07
बिक्रमाbikrama0.04
विक्रमाज़्vikramaz0.03
वीकरमाvikarama0.01
विक्रमञ्vikraman0.01
Vikrama in the Marathi language
िवकरमाivakarama61.9
वामनvamana9.52
रामबramaba9.52
ीरामirama4.76
िवकारामivakarama4.76
कमलाkamala4.76
वैरागडvairagada4.76

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