Zander Surname
Approximately 36,395 people bear this surname
Zander Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Zander, a pet form of Alexander (helper of mankind); one who came from Zandt, the name of several places in Germany.
Zander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24,924 | 1:3,230 | 340 |
| United States | 6,155 | 1:58,889 | 6,972 |
| Sweden | 1,056 | 1:9,325 | 843 |
| Poland | 776 | 1:48,980 | 7,726 |
| Australia | 543 | 1:49,716 | 6,190 |
| Russia | 472 | 1:305,345 | 31,170 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Brazil | 304 | 1:704,192 | 25,854 |
| Netherlands | 246 | 1:68,647 | 11,709 |
| New Zealand | 166 | 1:27,279 | 4,764 |
| Israel | 139 | 1:61,566 | 7,798 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| Denmark | 99 | 1:57,017 | 5,821 |
| Switzerland | 93 | 1:88,311 | 9,808 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Ukraine | 56 | 1:812,905 | 81,323 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 1:368,385 | 29,407 |
| Norway | 47 | 1:109,410 | 14,618 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| El Salvador | 9 | 1:704,876 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 463 | 1:108,464 | 10,843 |
The alternate forms: Zandér (2) & Žander (1) are calculated separately.
Zander (4,574) may also be a first name.
Zander Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Zander, a pet form of Alexander (helper of mankind); one who came from Zandt, the name of several places in Germany.
Zander Demographics
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Zander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zander Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zander (Georgian: ზანდერ, Russian: Зандер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zandér or Žander. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zander? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,307th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 200,235 people. The last name Zander occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Zander are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 101,561st most frequent forename at a global level, held by 4,574 people.
Zander is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 24,924 people, or 1 in 3,230. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany Zander is found in 83 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Zander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zander surname expanded 1,329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zander Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Zander last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Zander are 14.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Zander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning 272,968 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,835 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning R 293,292 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zander Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zander in the Georgian language | ||
| ზანდერ | zander | - |
| Zander in the Russian language | ||
| Зандер | zander | - |
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Zander Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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