El Kheir Surname

77,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Kheir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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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
Mauritania4,4641:917124
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Algeria4861:79,48912,571
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France31:22,140,907385,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
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The alternate forms: El Kheïr (293) & El Kheîr (1) are calculated separately.

El Kheir (773) may also be a first name.

El Kheir Last Name Facts

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

El Kheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms: El Kheïr or El Kheîr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 77,042nd most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,146,923 people. The last name El Kheir is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of El Kheir reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. El Kheir is also the 295,214th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 773 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4,464 people, or 1 in 917. In Mauritania El Kheir is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 66 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 8 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 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 Kheïr96293/
El Kheîr961/
El Kheire9417/
El Kheiar942/
El Kher93860/
El Khir93545/
El Keir9354/
El Heir939/
El Khair884,890/
El-Kheir88240/
El Khier8848/
El Khere8834/
El Keire886/
El Kheyr884/
El Khire884/
El Kheer884/
El Kheur881/
El Khoir881/
El Khaer881/
El Her861,118/
El Hir8611/
El Ker864/
El Khaier82171/
El Khaire8223/
El Khiyar8211/
El Khayer8210/
El Khaiar825/
El Kahair821/
El Khaair821/
El Kheyar821/
El Kheyer821/
El Kheyre821/
El Hair802,187/
El Herd80137/
El Herr8088/
El Here8058/
El Kair8026/
El Khér8019/
El-Kher8016/
El Kird8011/
El Hire804/
El Kerz804/
El Hirh804/
El Kirh804/
El-Khir803/
El Herz803/
El Keïr801/
El Khar801/
El-Keir801/
El Hert801/
El Kier801/
El Khayere781/
El Khiyere781/
El Chaer75203/
El Hajir75137/
El Khayr7599/
El-Khair7585/
El Khaïr7514/
El-Kheïr757/
El Herre753/
El Chair753/
El Hayer752/
El Hiyar752/
El Hirre751/
El Kahar751/
El Kahyr751/
El Khour751/
El Kiyar751/
El Khéyr751/
El Kajir751/
El Haier751/
El Har71235/
El Khayar71180/
El Khayre7142/
El Chayer7112/
El Khoure715/
El Chaair715/
El-Her714/
El Kar713/
El Jer712/
El Gir711/
El-Khaier711/
El-Kir711/
El Hour672,076/
El Hare67493/
El Jahr67489/
El Harz67254/
El Hard67242/
El Harh67183/
El Kard67170/
El Karz67142/
El Kart67141/
El Hart67136/
El Jair67136/
El Qird67122/
El Kare6778/
El Hajr679/
El-Herz676/
El Kour675/
El Harr674/
El Karh674/
El Hayr674/
El Kasr672/
El-Herd671/
El Khaiare671/
El Char671/
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El Kheir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮalkhyr99.44
ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮﻱalkhyry0.14
ﺍﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮaalkhyr0.07
ﺍﻟﻴﺨﻴﺮalykhyr0.07
ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮﻩalkhyrh0.07
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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 El Kheir
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