Khondakar

Khandakar (Bengali: খন্দকার, romanized: Khondokar, Also spelled Khondoker, Khandaker, Khandoker) is a Bengali Muslim surname found in Bangladesh and neighbouring regions.

[1] Many Persians in Bengal became teachers, lawyers, scholars and clerics.

Variations of the surname Khandakar also remain very common.

These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term.

Different English spellings include: Khondker, Khandaker, Khondoker, Khondokar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khondakar, Khandker, and Khandoker.