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) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Blékheir. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blekheir? popularity and diffusion
Blekheir is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Blekheir is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Blekheir are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Blekheir is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 73 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 9 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Blekheir is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 8 percent reside.
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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- 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 Blekheir
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