Across the world, إسكندر (Iskandar 
, Skander , Iskander ) is a common principally masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name إسكندر is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is a common principally male, but very infrequently feminine name, Brunei, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Algeria, where it is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, Tunisia, and Algeria. Likewise, إسكندر is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Skander, Iskandar, Iskander | Egypt, Malaysia, Algeria, Indonesia, Tunisia |
| إسكندر | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia |
Alexander, Alistair, Iskender, Skender, Αλέξανδρος, Александар, Александер, Александр, Алистер, Аляксандр, Алістер, Искандер, Скендер, אלכסנדר, ألكسندر, اسكندر, سكندر, আলেকজান্ডার, อเล็กซานเดอร์, ალექსანდრე, アレキサンダー, アレクサンダー, and アレクサンドル
إسكندر is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Skander , the character from 2010 film 'Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars'.
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إسكندر عمون EG (b. 1857) |
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إسكندر الخوري البيتجالي Palestinian judge,Orthodox priest and poet, PS (b. 1888) |
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| إسكندر العازار Ottoman Lebanese journalist and writer, LB (b. 1855) |
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| إسكندر منسي Egyptian actor (1910-1989), EG (b. 1910) |
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| إسكندر غانم Lebanese military personnel, LB (b. 1911) |
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إسكندر نجار Lebanese French lawyer and writer, LB (b. 1967) |
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| إسكندر ثابت صالح YE (b. 1919) |
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| إسكندر عزيز Syrian actor, SY (b. 1937) |
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| إسكندر وتوت IQ (b. 1965) |
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| إسكندر عازر Egyptian notable of the first half of the 20th century, EG |
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| إسكندر أبكاريوس Ottoman Lebanese historian and writer, LB |
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| إسكندر نعمة KW |
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