Alcindor

Alcindor Meaning & Origin

About Alcindor
The surname Alcindor is of Arabic origin and is derived from the personal name Al-Sindar, meaning "the cymbal player" or "the drummer." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone with this occupation. The name Alcindor is most commonly associated with the basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who changed his name from Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in 1971.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alcindor is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alcindor: 651
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 34,707
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.22

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alcindor based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALSNTR
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A4205306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 L S IH0 N D ER0
🌐 IPA
/alcindor*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSNTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alcindor in Braille

Here's how to represent Alcindor in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alcindor in braille

How to sign the name Alcindor using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alcindor using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alcindor in sign language

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