Elkheir Surname

41,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elkheir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkheir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan10,0801:3,721533
Mauritania1,1231:3,646443
Algeria5281:73,16611,764
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Australia891:303,32226,493
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Elkheïr (2) are calculated separately.

Elkheir (2,883) may also be a first name.

Elkheir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elkheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) is found most frequently in Sudan. It may be rendered as: Elkheïr. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkheir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,277th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 575,454 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elkheir live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elkheir is also the 135,394th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,883 people.

The last name Elkheir is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 10,080 people, or 1 in 3,721. Excluding Sudan this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 9 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.

Elkheir Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elkheir earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $41,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkheïr952/
Eelkheir9338/
Elkheire932/
Elkheier932/
Elkhheir931/
Elkaheir931/
Elkher92603/
Elkhir92286/
Elkeir9216/
Elkhair8617,655/
Elkhier863,899/
Alkheir862,821/
Elkheur868/
Elkheyr866/
Elkhaer865/
Elkhear865/
Elkhere862/
Elkhire862/
Elkhert861/
Yelkhir861/
Elkeier861/
Elkhyer861/
Elker83302/
Elkir838/
Elkhaier809/
Elkhaire806/
Elkhiyar804/
Elkheyar804/
Elkheart803/
Elkhayer802/
Elkheyer801/
Yelkheïr801/
Elkhayir801/
Elkhaiar801/
Elkhhier801/
Oelker771,187/
Helker77782/
Elkird77136/
Aelker77125/
Gelker77124/
Elkhar7770/
Alkher7742/
Elcher7735/
Alkhir7722/
Eilker7719/
Ehlker7716/
Elkeer7713/
Jelker7711/
Elkiær778/
Elkaer778/
Elkair776/
Yelker775/
Ealker775/
Elkisr774/
Elhker772/
Elkerd772/
Elkerr771/
Elkhre771/
Alkeir771/
Elkhèr771/
Elkhér771/
Elcker771/
El'her771/
El'hir771/
Elkire771/
Elkoer771/
Elkier770/
Alkhair719,520/
Elchert71488/
Hoelker71334/
Gehlker7188/
Helcher7184/
Geilker7157/
Elchaer7154/
Elkhayr7117/
Helkert7114/
Alkhoir719/
Alkhier717/
Elgåker717/
Haelker716/
Elquhir714/
Elkharz714/
Hellker713/
Helkiær713/
Ealkert711/
Elchier711/
Elhkair711/
Elkaire711/
Elkerdt711/
Elkhatr711/
Elkhyre711/
Halkher711/
Yoelker711/
Elchior711/
Jelcher711/
Elkhére711/
Elkhéyr711/
Elchair711/
Alkeher711/
Elgchir711/
Alkheer711/
Yelchir711/
Elkaisr711/
Elkhour711/
Elchire710/
Gelcher710/
Hielker710/
Yelkier710/
Ellcher710/
Alker672,774/
Ölker672,242/
Ilker671,827/
Elger671,661/
Yeşilkir67603/
Olker67281/
Alkhayer6769/
Elkar6766/
Alkir6724/
Hellåker6721/
Eljer6716/
Elcer6714/
Eljir6714/
Alkhaier6711/
Ilkir6711/
Elkhardt679/
Hellkert676/
Yesilkir674/
Alkhojer674/
Elkhayar672/
Ylker672/
Hielcher671/
Elkhayre671/
Elkhourt671/
Elcir671/
Alkhoyir671/
Alkhhair671/
Elkhourh671/
Hoelcker671/
Elgir670/
Hoelgker670/
Helchert670/
Hilkeirt670/

Elkheir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮalkhyr99.45
ﺍﻟﻴﺨﻴﺮalykhyr0.28
ﺍﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮaalkhyr0.28

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Footnotes

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