Askandar Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Askandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Askandar (689) may also be a first name.

Askandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Askandar (Hindi: असकन्दर, Marathi: असकंदर) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askandar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 996,001st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. Askandar is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Askandar reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 315,065th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 689 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 2,133,052. In Indonesia Askandar is primarily found in: East Java, where 45 percent live, South Sumatra, where 35 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 11 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 12 percent live and Iraq, where 10 percent live.

Askandar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Askandar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $59,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashkandar9480/
Askandare942/
Azskandar941/
Eskandar886,784/
Oskandar88282/
Ascandar888/
Askandor881/
Askandarova8477/
Heskandar821/
Eskkandar821/
Aiskandarova801/
Escandar75533/
Eskandor751/
Escandarh7121/
Escandor632,950/
Özcandar6340/
Escondar636/
Escondor502/

Askandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Askandar in the Marathi language
असकंदरasakandara-
Askandar in the Hindi language
असकन्दरasakandara40
अस्कन्दरaskandara40
असकंदरasakandara20

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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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  • 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 Askandar
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