Iskandar Surname

3,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Iskandar Surname User-submission:

This is a Middle Eastern variant of the given name Alexander.

Iskandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia132,3091:1,00074
Egypt7,6571:12,0071,430
Saudi Arabia6,6381:4,648621
Iraq4,3281:8,092674
Yemen4,1421:6,380875
Lebanon3,3291:1,693323
Malaysia2,9691:9,9341,126
United Arab Emirates1,7501:5,236652
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Syria1,6031:12,0411,012
Iran1,2861:59,7066,431
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
United States7701:470,72640,023
Kuwait7231:5,257721
Qatar4811:4,902518
Singapore3511:15,691676
Australia2361:114,38912,710
France2261:293,90645,015
Jordan2181:40,5624,502
Brazil1851:1,157,15940,218
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Palestine1331:34,2024,284
Sweden931:105,8797,628
England661:844,21344,691
Brunei651:6,442888
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kyrgyzstan401:149,31616,115
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Tajikistan351:239,6202,085
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
China81:170,915,1968,932
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Iskandar (149,114) may also be a first name.

Iskandar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Middle Eastern variant of the given name Alexander.

- haffman97

Iskandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iskandar (Arabic: اسكندر, Georgian: ისკანდარ, Hindi: इस्कन्दर, Marathi: कंदर, Russian: Искандар) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iskandar is the 3,255th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 42,100 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Iskandar reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iskandar is also the 7,038th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 149,114 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 132,309 people, or 1 in 1,000. In Indonesia Iskandar is primarily found in: West Java, where 49 percent reside, East Java, where 6 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 5 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Iskandar occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Iskandar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Maronite (39%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Iskandar are 15.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.16% registered with the party.

The amount Iskandar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning $52,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $56,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iskandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iskandar in the Georgian language
ისკანდარiskandar-
Iskandar in the Marathi language
कंदरkandara-
Iskandar in the Hindi language
इस्कन्दरiskandara66.67
इसकन्दरisakandara33.33
Iskandar in the Russian language
Искандарiskandar-
Iskandar in the Arabic language
اسكندرaskndr-

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