Throughout the world, اليكساندر (Aleksandrs 
, Aliaksandr 
, Alexsandr 
) is quite a common boy's first name. The first name اليكساندر is habitual in Latvia, where it is a common boy's name, Belarus, where it is quite a common male name, and Belize. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Latvia, Belarus, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, اليكساندر is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Aleksandrs | United Kingdom, Latvia, United States, Lithuania, Russia |
| Aliaksandr | United Kingdom, Belarus, United States, Lithuania, Russia |
| Alexsandr | United Kingdom, Germany, Belarus, United States, Russia |
Alaksandr, Aleksandar, Aleksander, Aleksandr, Aleksandre, Alekszandr, Alexandar, Alexander, Alexandr, Alexandre, Oleksandr, and Olexander
اليكساندر is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Aleksandr Koreiko , the fictional character in Ilf and Petrov's novel The Little Golden Calf; Sasha Belyy , character in Shadowboxing; Shura Balaganov , the fictional character in Ilf and Petrov's novel The Little Golden Calf and Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin , the character in Metal Gear.