Surname قلندر (Qalandar 
, قلندر 
, Calender 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen قلندر is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, Iran, and Syria, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Southern Asia, particularly Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. More frequently, قلندر is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Qalandar | Saudi Arabia, India, United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan |
| قلندر | Iran, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan |
| Calender | France, India, United Kingdom, South Africa, United States |
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لعل شہباز قلندر Sufi saint, philosopher and poet, PK (b. 1177) |
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حضرت سا یں فقیر محمّد شمس علی قلندر Sufi saint, PK (b. 1874) |
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