Surname Искендер (Искендер 
, Iskender 
, Yskender) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Искендер is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, and North Macedonia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. More frequently, Искендер is the forename as well as the last name.