Elkeir Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Elkeir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elkeir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkeir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elkeir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkeir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Elkeir reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
Elkeir is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Elkeir is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 55 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 18 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elkeir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkeir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ | alkhyr | - |
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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 Elkeir
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