Oleksander Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Oleksander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Oleksander (379) may also be a first name.
Oleksander Demographics
Oleksander Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Oleksander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oleksander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oleksander (Arabic: اولكسندر, Russian: Олександер) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oleksander? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oleksander is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Oleksander is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Oleksander reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 445,512th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 379 people.
The last name Oleksander is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine Oleksander is mostly concentrated in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 40 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Barring Ukraine Oleksander exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Oleksander Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oleksander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksander in the Russian language | ||
| Олександер | oleksander | - |
| Oleksander in the Arabic language | ||
| اولكسندر | awlksndr | - |
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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 Oleksander
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