Alander Surname
Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname
Alander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 585 | 1:9,396 | 1,467 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Sweden | 206 | 1:47,800 | 3,721 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Älander (35) are calculated separately.
Alander (464) may also be a first name.
Alander Demographics
Average Alander Salary in
United States
$40,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alander (Hindi: अलेक्जेंडर) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Älander. Click here for further potential spellings of Alander.
How Common Is The Last Name Alander? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 328,558th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Alander reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia. Alander is also the 395,684th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 464 people.
This surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 9,396. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 50 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 21 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 8 percent are found. Beside Finland Alander is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 18 percent are found.
Alander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alander last name expanded 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alander Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alander last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.1% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alander earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning 352,194 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $44,882 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alander in the Hindi language | ||
| अलेक्जेंडर | alekjendara | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alander
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