Family name سكندر (Sikandar 
, سكندر 
, Skndr 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname سكندر is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, سكندر is the forename as well as the last name.