Iskender Surname

64,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Iskender Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the ottomanization of the name Alexander.

Iskender Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,9441:11,2071,451
Kyrgyzstan3481:17,1633,070
Bulgaria751:93,0525,661
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Kazakhstan451:392,94430,781
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Denmark281:201,59716,538
England221:2,532,63991,802
Azerbaijan201:482,4569,378
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Iskender (19,097) may also be a first name.

Iskender Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the ottomanization of the name Alexander.

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Iskender Last Name Facts

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

Iskender (Georgian: ისკენდერ, Russian: Искендер) is most common in Turkey. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskender? popularity and diffusion

Iskender is the 64,917th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 946,557 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Iskender are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Iskender is also the 39,142nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 19,097 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,944 people, or 1 in 11,207. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Trabzon Province, where 26 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Turkey it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 5 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside.

Iskender Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iskender last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Iskender earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning $58,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.04% more than the national average, earning $68,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iskender Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iskender in the Georgian language
ისკენდერiskender-
Iskender in the Russian language
Искендерiskender-

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