Alexnder Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Alexnder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alexnder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Alexnder (232) may also be a first name.

Alexnder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alexnder (Hindi: ऐलिक्जेन्डर, Marathi: अलेक्षन्देर) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alexnder? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Alexnder live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 588,797th most frequent given name internationally, held by 232 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Alexnder exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Alexnder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alexnder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alexnder surname expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alexnder Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Alexnder earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.74% less than the national average, earning $33,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alexnder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alexnder in the Hindi language
ऐलिक्जेन्डरailikjendara-
Alexnder in the Marathi language
अलेक्षन्देरaleksandera-

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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 Alexnder
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