El-Kheir Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El-Kheir Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname meaning 'good', 'better', 'best', the opposite of 'bad' and 'evil'.

El-Kheir 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
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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The alternate forms: El-Kheïr (7) are calculated separately.

El-Kheir (11) may also be a first name.

El-Kheir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname meaning 'good', 'better', 'best', the opposite of 'bad' and 'evil'.

- kkheir_
DNA test information

El-Kheir Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Kheir occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: El-Kheïr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 1,044,719th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of El-Kheir are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

El-Kheir is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

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-Kheïr967/
El-Kher9316/
El-Khir933/
El-Keir931/
El Kheir886,354/
El-Khair8885/
El-Her864/
El-Kir861/
El Kheire8217/
El Kheiar822/
El-Khaier821/
El Kher80860/
El Khir80545/
El Keir8054/
El Heir809/
El-Herz806/
El-Herd801/
El Khair754,890/
El Kheïr75293/
El Khier7548/
El-Chaer7538/
El Khere7534/
El Keire756/
El-Quhir756/
El Kheer754/
El Kheyr754/
El Khire754/
El-Khaïr752/
El Kheîr751/
El Khaer751/
El Khoir751/
El Kheur751/
El-Khère751/
El-Chair751/
El-Hajir751/
El Her711,118/
El Khaier71171/
El Khaire7123/
El Hir7111/
El Khiyar7111/
El Khayer7110/
El Khaiar715/
El Ker714/
El-Khayar711/
El Kheyre711/
El Kheyer711/
El Kheyar711/
El Khaair711/
El Kahair711/
El Hair672,187/
El Herd67137/
El Herr6788/
El Here6758/
El Kair6726/
El Khér6719/
El Kird6711/
El-Hour675/
El Kerz674/
El Hire674/
El Hirh674/
El Kirh674/
El Herz673/
El Khar671/
El Keïr671/
El Hert671/
El Kier671/
El Khiyere671/
El Khayere671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Kheir
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