El-Khair Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El-Khair Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Khair.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Khair Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania711:57,6744,094
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: El-Khaïr (2) are calculated separately.

El-Khair Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Khair Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Khair is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms: El-Khaïr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Khair? popularity and diffusion

El-Khair is the 2,034,059th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of El-Khair are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name El-Khair is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 57,674. In Mauritania El-Khair is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 79 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Khaïr962/
El-Khaier941/
El-Khir933/
El Khair884,890/
El-Kheir88240/
El-Hajir881/
El-Chair881/
El-Kir861/
El Khaier82171/
El Khaire8223/
El Khaiar825/
El-Khayar821/
El Khaair821/
El Kahair821/
El Hair802,187/
El Khir80545/
El Kair8026/
El-Kher8016/
El Khar801/
El-Keir801/
El Khaiare781/
El Kheir756,354/
El Hajir75137/
El Khayr7599/
El Khier7548/
El-Chaar7539/
El-Chaer7538/
El Khaïr7514/
El-Chgar758/
El-Kheïr757/
El-Quhir756/
El Khire754/
El Chair753/
El-Chaër752/
El Khoir751/
El Kahar751/
El Kajir751/
El Khaer751/
El Haier751/
El-Khère751/
El Har71235/
El Khayar71180/
El Khayre7142/
El Kheire7117/
El Khiyar7111/
El Hir7111/
El Khayer7110/
El Chaair715/
El-Her714/
El Kar713/
El Kheiar712/
El Kheyar711/
El-Cha'ar711/
El Kher67860/
El Hare67493/
El Harz67254/
El Hard67242/
El Harh67183/
El Kard67170/
El Karz67142/
El Kart67141/
El Hart67136/
El Jair67136/
El Kare6778/
El Keir6754/
El Khér6719/
El Kird6711/
El Heir679/
El Hajr679/
El-Herz676/
El-Hour675/
El Harr674/
El Hayr674/
El Kirh674/
El Hirh674/
El Hire674/
El Kasr672/
El Char671/
El-Qare671/
El-Herd671/
El Khayere671/
El Khiyere671/
El Kier671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Khair
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