Aleksandr Surname

139,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Aleksandr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aleksandr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,5311:56,9437,424
Belarus2331:40,7776,998
Thailand751:941,845145,864
Kazakhstan741:238,95321,276
Transnistria561:8,4771,681
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Aleksandr (7,089,849) may also be a first name.

Aleksandr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aleksandr (Georgian: ალეკსანდრ, Russian: Александр) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Aleksandr.

How Common Is The Last Name Aleksandr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aleksandr is the 139,848th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,281,636 people. The last name Aleksandr occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Aleksandr reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Aleksandr is also the 41st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 7,089,849 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 2,531 people, or 1 in 56,943. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Aleksandr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Aleksandr surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (73%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Aleksandr surname are 0.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 47.15% registered with the party.

Aleksandr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Aleksandr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aleksandr in the Georgian language
ალეკსანდრaleksandr-
Aleksandr in the Russian language
Александрaleksandr-

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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 Aleksandr
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