Sekhar is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sekhar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sekhar

How popular is Sekhar?

Sekhar is common in India.

Sekhar is ranked 13367 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sekhars grew by 80.32787 per cent to 220 since 2000 and ranked 85049 after elevating 43748 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.18 95.9
White 5.45 0
Sekhar is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Oman is ahead in terms of density. Around 39469 people have been found who wears Sekhar as their family name. Sekhar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
27,602 Nigeria4
3,608 Maldives4
1,372 Nepal4
184,212 France3
2,720 South Korea3
35,184 Poland3
6,989 Uganda3
3,752 Iraq3
16,136 Kenya3
7,993 Jordan3
5,909 Bangladesh3
30,723 Georgia3
20,595 China2
4,164 Vietnam2
3,437 Sudan2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
65,594 Belgium2
443 Bhutan2
3,940 Ethiopia2
118,441 Germany2
18,625 Japan2
124,220 Italy2
66,560 Philippines1
4,942 Libya1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,715 Gabon1
6,820 Angola1
846 American Samoa1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,191 Afghanistan1
151,601 Spain1
30,360 Thailand1
6,688 Malawi1
1,970 Grenada1
8,371 Syria1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,211 Brunei1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
169,904 Brazil1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
49,529 Israel1
25,721 Egypt1
7,790 Zambia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
152,557 Indonesia47
12,692 Scotland33
52,947 Netherlands31
23,443 Norway26
42,407 Sweden22
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,257 Hong Kong71
34,647 Australia63
11,009 Finland60
53,461 Canada57
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Sekhar:
1,137 United Arab Emirates933
595 Oman867
3,166 Malaysia784
45,813 United States591
641 Kuwait557
6,803 Saudi Arabia500
13,246 Algeria446
20,021 England263
2,220 Singapore172
925 Bahrain171
1,579 Qatar156
39,125 South Africa128
Countries with ten thousands of Sekhar:
1,747 India33,287
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Sekhar Namesakes

  • V. Sekhar, Film director
  • V. Sekhar, Film director
  • Chanda Sekhar B.V., Actor
  • Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, Film director
  • Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Polit.
  • V. Sekhar, Film director
  • Himanshu Sekhar Khatua, Film director
  • V. Sekhar, Film director
  • V. Sekhar, Film director
  • Master Sekhar, Film actor
  • In 2012, Krishna Sekhar played the role of Sera in comedy, thriller flick Kazhugu.
  • S.V. Sekhar, from 1986 drama film Adutha Veedu, who played N.

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