Lexander Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lexander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lexander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1371:71,8745,413
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lexander (261) may also be a first name.

Lexander Last Name Facts

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

Lexander is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lexander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,061,269th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Lexander reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 261 people.

The last name Lexander is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 71,874. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 30 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Sweden Lexander occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Lexander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lexander has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lexander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lexander last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lexander earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning 331,755 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning $37,548 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lexander
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