Alexandra Surname

41,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Alexandra Surname User-submission:

A Female version of Alexander, a Greek name, meaning 'defending men'.

Alexandra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3,3691:3,092387
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Nigeria1,2721:139,2638,965
United States7911:458,22939,136
Romania7261:27,6553,535
Indonesia6881:192,22318,338
Dominican Republic4701:22,1981,436
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Brazil2911:735,65126,888
France2781:238,93137,046
England2181:255,58720,554
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada951:387,84834,448
Germany891:904,55664,175
Greece611:181,63629,268
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Singapore471:117,1854,783
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Israel351:244,50422,492
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Wales111:281,32115,850
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Vanuatu91:29,253714
China81:170,915,1968,932
India81:95,883,173728,828
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Panama41:978,06412,245
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Alexandra (1,549,883) may also be a first name.

Alexandra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Female version of Alexander, a Greek name, meaning 'defending men'.

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Alexandra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alexandra (Hindi: ऐलिकजैन्डर, Marathi: अलेकझांडर) is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alexandra? popularity and diffusion

Alexandra is the 41,502nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 579,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Alexandra are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 464th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,549,883 people.

This surname is most frequent in Portugal, where it is carried by 3,369 people, or 1 in 3,092. Not including Portugal this last name is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Alexandra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alexandra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alexandra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alexandra last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Alexandra surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Alexandra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.91% less than the national average, earning R 54,864 per year; in United States they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning $36,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alexsandra9578/
Alexandrea9559/
Alexzandra9518/
Alexandras955/
Alekxandra951/
Alexandrai951/
Alexandroa951/
Aleixandra951/
Halexandra951/
Aylexandra950/
Alexandreas9010/
Alexchandra902/
Alexandra's901/
Alexandre89257,278/
Alexandri892,438/
Alejandra891,144/
Alexandro89738/
Alexandry89215/
Alesandra8940/
Olexandra897/
Alezandra897/
Alixandra895/
Alaxandra895/
Elexandra894/
Alyxandra890/
Alexandroaia86411/
Alexandraova861/
Alexandrou846,986/
Alexandris844,088/
Alessandra842,124/
Aleixandre841,686/
Aleksandra84466/
Alexandros84335/
Allexandre84273/
Alexandres84265/
Alexandrio8499/
Alexsandro8476/
Aleixandri8450/
Alexandrie8445/
Alexandrii8429/
Alexandrer8420/
Alexsandri8419/
Alecsandra8418/
Alejandrea8415/
Allesandra848/
Alexandrez848/
Alekcandra847/
Alexandree846/
Alexsandre845/
Alexasndre843/
Alexandrre843/
Aleaxandre843/
Alexandroi842/
Alexzondra842/
Alexzandre842/
Alexandroy842/
Allexandry842/
Alyzxandra841/
Allejandra841/
Aleicandra841/
Aleisandra841/
Alesandroa841/
Alexandrei841/
Alexandrid841/
Alexandroz841/
Alaxandrea841/
Aslexandre841/
Alexxandre841/
Elecxandra841/
Alexandrui841/
Ealexandre841/
Aleshandra841/
Aleyxandre841/
Aleyxandri841/
Alexaandre841/
Alexamndre841/
Halejandra841/
Helexandra841/
Alexjandre840/
Alexandrieh8026/
Alexandrich8016/
Aleksandroa8014/
Allessandra807/
Alexandrych806/
D'Alexandre805/
Alexandrous803/
D'alexandri802/
Allesxandro802/
D'Alexandro802/
Aleckxandro802/
Alessandraz801/
Alessxandri801/
Allexandree801/
Alexandrott801/
Alexandroud801/
Alaexandrou801/
D'alesandra801/
D'Alexandry801/
Alesxandrou801/
Aleixandres801/
Alejandro7891,108/
Alixandre782,131/
Alesandro78376/
Alesondra7816/
Alisandra7815/
Alexamdre7813/
Alixandri786/
Alezandro785/
Alizandra784/
Olexandro783/
Alecandro782/
Alixandro782/
Alijandra781/
Elaxandra781/
Aléxandre781/
Alejandró781/
Elixandra780/
D'Alessandra7698/
D'Alexandris7611/
Allexandroch761/
Alexsandrous761/
Alescssandra761/
Alessandro745,323/
Allesandro7485/
Aleksandro7480/
Alixandrii7459/
Allejandro7416/
Oleksandra7415/
Aleksandri7415/
Alecsandri7413/
Alecsandre7412/
Aleksandre7411/
Aleksandry7411/
Alecsandro7410/
Alixandres746/
Alijandrea746/
Alissandra744/
Alejanddro743/
Aleajandro742/
Alejandroz742/
Alejandrro742/
Elexsandro741/
Aliksandra741/
Alyssandra741/
Aleijandro741/
Alejandrei741/
Alaksandra741/
Algesandro741/
Halejandro741/
Allesondra741/
Alessandrà741/
Alaxandrou741/
Alejandroi741/
Alejandrou741/
Alezzandro741/
Alaixandri741/
Aleusandro741/
Alejhandro741/
Aulicandra741/
Alexondree740/
Alecsandroaia734/
D'Alesandro70189/
Allessandro7093/
Aleksandroi7029/
Aleksandriy707/
Aleksandrou703/
Aleqssandro702/
Aleksandrii701/
Holechandra701/
Eallesandro701/
Alecssandro701/
Alekssandry701/
Alechandrou701/
Alecsandres701/
Alayssandra701/
Alischandra701/
Allejhandro701/
Alyshandrea701/
Galessandro701/
D'Alessandro6731,271/
Alicandro67636/
Alijandro67168/
Alisandro67103/
Alizandro6770/
D'Allesandro6760/
Alizondra6734/
Aleksandrich6714/
Alisondra6711/
Aliaksandrau6710/
Alejondro676/
Alejamdro675/
Aleksandroys672/
D'Aleesandro672/
Aleksandrejs672/
Alysandro672/
Aleckssandre671/
Elixandro671/
Alejándro671/
D'Alezzandro671/
Olejandro671/
Alecssandris671/
Alixondre671/

Alexandra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alexandra in the Marathi language
अलेकझांडरalekajhandara-
Alexandra in the Hindi language
ऐलिकजैन्डरailikajaindara33.33
अलेकेन्द्रalekendra33.33
ऐलेक्सएण्डरaileksa'endara33.33

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