Find out how popular the last name Sikandar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sikandar.

Sikandar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sikandar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sikandar in America

Sikandar is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sikandar surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sikandar.

The history of the last name Sikandar

The surname SIKANDAR is derived from the Persian word "Sikandar", which means "Alexander". This name has its origins in ancient Persia and is closely associated with Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC.

SIKANDAR is a variant spelling of the name "Iskander" or "Iskandar", which is the Arabic and Persian transliteration of the Greek name "Alexandros". This name gained popularity in the Middle East and Central Asia following Alexander's conquests and the subsequent spread of Greek culture in the region.

The earliest recorded instances of the name SIKANDAR can be traced back to the medieval Islamic world, where it was used by various rulers and nobles who claimed descent from Alexander the Great or sought to emulate his military achievements. One notable example is Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate from 1489 to 1517 CE.

In the Indian subcontinent, the name SIKANDAR has a long and illustrious history, with many notable figures bearing this name. One of the most famous was Sikandar Butshikan, also known as Sikandar the Iconoclast, who ruled the Sultanate of Kashmir from 1389 to 1413 CE. He is renowned for his religious zeal and the destruction of numerous Hindu temples.

Another prominent figure with the surname SIKANDAR was Sikandar Shah Suri, the second ruler of the Sur Empire in northern India, who reigned from 1554 to 1555 CE. He is remembered for his military campaigns and for commissioning the construction of the Purana Qila, a historic fort in Delhi.

In the realm of literature, one cannot overlook Sikandar Nama, a 14th-century Persian epic poem by Nizami Ganjavi, which recounts the legendary exploits of Alexander the Great. This work had a profound influence on the Persian literary tradition and the perception of Alexander in the Islamic world.

Over the centuries, the surname SIKANDAR has been associated with various places and regions, including the city of Iskandariyah (Alexandria) in Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great. The name has also been linked to various place names in South Asia, such as Sikandarabad, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India, and Sikandarpur, a village in Punjab, Pakistan.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sikandar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sikandar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sikandar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sikandar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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