Blekheir Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Blekheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Blékheir (1) are calculated separately.
Blekheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blekheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blekheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Blékheir. Click here to see other potential spellings of Blekheir.
How Common Is The Last Name Blekheir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Blekheir live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Blekheir is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Tagant Region, where 73 percent live, Brakna Region, where 9 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Mauritania Blekheir is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Blekheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blekheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ | blkhyr | 83.33 |
| ﺑﻠﻴﺨﻴﺮ | blykhyr | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Blekheir
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