Iskender Surname
Approximately 7,699 people bear this surname
Iskender Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the ottomanization of the name Alexander.
Iskender Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6,944 | 1:11,207 | 1,451 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 348 | 1:17,163 | 3,070 |
| Bulgaria | 75 | 1:93,052 | 5,661 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Kazakhstan | 45 | 1:392,944 | 30,781 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Northern Cyprus | 12 | 1:26,584 | 5,945 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Iskender (19,097) may also be a first name.
Iskender Surname Meaning
Iskender Demographics
Iskender Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isknder | 93 | 2 | / |
| Eskender | 88 | 5,763 | / |
| Iskendir | 88 | 225 | / |
| Iskinder | 88 | 3 | / |
| Eisknder | 88 | 1 | / |
| Äskender | 88 | 1 | / |
| Iskenderova | 84 | 2,287 | / |
| Eskendere | 82 | 2 | / |
| Esknder | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eskinder | 75 | 11,138 | / |
| Iskindir | 75 | 10 | / |
| Eskendir | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eskemder | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iskendirova | 74 | 648 | / |
| Eskenderova | 74 | 88 | / |
| Yskenderova | 74 | 81 | / |
| Iskinderova | 74 | 7 | / |
| Iskendyrova | 74 | 4 | / |
| Isqenderova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Esquender | 71 | 30 | / |
| Işıkönder | 71 | 13 | / |
| Eskiendir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eskndir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Esquiender | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eskindir | 63 | 5,312 | / |
| Eskendirova | 63 | 757 | / |
| Iskindirova | 63 | 297 | / |
| Eskendyrova | 63 | 9 | / |
| Yskynderova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Yskendyrova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eskindre | 63 | 1 | / |
| Iskindyrova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eskindirova | 53 | 20 | / |
Iskender Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iskender in the Georgian language | ||
| ისკენდერ | iskender | - |
| Iskender in the Russian language | ||
| Искендер | iskender | - |
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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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