Aleksanders Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Latvia

Aleksanders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aleksanders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Latvia51:410,00928,210
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Aleksanders (95) may also be a first name.

Aleksanders Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aleksanders Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aleksanders (Russian: Александерс) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aleksanders? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Aleksanders is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Aleksanders reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 974,243rd most frequent given name in the world, held by 95 people.

The last name Aleksanders is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 50 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine Aleksanders is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 28 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aleksanders Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aleksanders in the Russian language
Александерсaleksanders-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aleksanders
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