Balkheir Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Balkheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 76 | 1:508,310 | 37,383 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
Balkheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balkheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balkheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ) is most common in Algeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balkheir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balkheir is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balkheir live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 508,310. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tamanghasset Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Balkheir occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balkheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balkheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ | blkhyr | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balkheir
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