Belkheïr Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Belkheïr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 698 | 1:5,867 | 677 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
The alternate forms: Belkheir (33,687), Bélkheir (1) & Belkhéir (1) are calculated separately.
Belkheïr (42) may also be a first name.
Belkheïr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belkheïr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belkheïr has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can be found in the variant forms: Belkheir, Bélkheir or Belkhéir. Click here to see other potential spellings of Belkheïr.
How Common Is The Last Name Belkheïr? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 475,771st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Belkheïr reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Belkheïr is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.
This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 5,867. In Mauritania Belkheïr is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 97 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 2 percent live and Brakna Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Belkheïr
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