Lefkir Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Lefkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,5051:25,6694,692
France1751:379,55856,305
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Lefkir Last Name Facts

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

Lefkir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lefkir is the 236,109th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lefkir live; 88 percent live in North Africa and 88 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Lefkir is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,505 people, or 1 in 25,669. In Algeria Lefkir is mostly concentrated in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 73 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 24 percent reside and Tindouf Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Lefkir Last Name Statistics demography

Lefkir earn less than half the average income. In Norway they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning 165,430 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefkhir922/
Lefkire921/
Lefkair921/
Lafkir831,339/
Lefker8359/
Lebkir831/
Leifker77244/
Leufker7729/
Lebkeir776/
Lafkier772/
Lafkair771/
Levkire771/
Loefker770/
Lafqir67452/
Lawkir671/
Lefcer671/
Lofker670/
Loewcker571/
Lewquire571/
Löbker5055/
Lavker5044/
Lybker5041/
Lawker5011/
Livkär503/
Livker502/
Lovker500/
Libker500/

Lefkir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefkir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮlfqyr-

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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 Lefkir
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