Elkher Surname
Approximately 603 people bear this surname
Elkher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Elkhèr (1) & Elkhér (1) are calculated separately.
Elkher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) occurs most in Egypt. It can be found in the variant forms: Elkhèr or Elkhér. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elkher is the 534,813th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elkher reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Other than Egypt Elkher exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elkher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkher 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 Elkher
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