Lectur Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lectur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lectur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Lectur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lectur (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺘﻴﺮ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lectur.

How Common Is The Last Name Lectur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lectur is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Lectur is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lectur are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecture92161/
Lectour9211/
Lecteur924/
Lechtur924/
Lectoure865/
Lechture860/
Lector832,233/
Lektur832/
Lhector7734/
Lichtur7713/
Lecktor778/
Lektour773/
Lecthor771/
Lekhtour711/
Lektor6724/
Lictor6712/
Léctor673/
Lèctor671/
Liktor50279/

Lectur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lectur in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺘﻴﺮlktyr-

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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 Lectur
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