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
The last name Elkeir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkeir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly 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 held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Elkeir is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 55 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 18 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 6 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.
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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- 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 Elkeir
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