Throughout the world, サンダー (Sander 
, Sandor , Xander 
) is a common boy's first name. The first name サンダー is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common boy's name, Dominica, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Netherlands, Brazil, and Belgium. Likewise, サンダー is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sandor, Sander | Germany, Romania, Hungary, United States, Netherlands |
| Xander | Germany, Indonesia, Romania, United States, Netherlands |
| サンダー | Japan |
Alexander, Sandaa, Sanders, Sanderson, Sundar, Thunder, Xan, Zander, Αλέξανδρος, Александар, Александер, Александр, Аляксандр, Зандер, Ксандер, Сандер, Сандерс, Сандерсон, אלכסנדר, סנדרס, סנדרסון, ألكسندر, زاندر, ساندر, ساندرز, আলেকজান্ডার, সুন্দর, อเล็กซานเดอร์, ალექსანდრე, アレキサンダー, アレクサンダー, アレクサンドル, サンダース, サンダーソン, 桑德, and 桑达
サンダー is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Xander Harris , the character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Sandor Clegane , the character in A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones; Xander Cage , the main protagonist of the XXX film series, xXx: Return of Xander Cage; Sander , the character from 2008 film 'Camp Rock' and Sandor , the fictional character in the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me, among other works.