Around the globe, اسكندر (Iskandar 
, اسكندر 
, Eskander 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly first name. The forename اسكندر is characteristic of Brunei, where it is quite a common boy's name, Syria, and Tunisia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Syria, and Egypt. More prevalently, اسكندر is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Iskandar | Malaysia, Egypt, Lebanon, Indonesia, Uzbekistan |
| اسكندر | Iran, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt |
| Eskander | Malaysia, Bangladesh, Syria, Egypt, Indonesia |
| Eskandar | Malaysia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Indonesia |
| اسكندر بدوى Egyptian Egyptologist, EG (b. 1913) |
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| اسكندر كافورى EG |
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| اسكندر زايد Tunisian handball player, TN (b. 1997) |
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