Lekehal Surname

165,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Lekehal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekehal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,9771:19,5403,584
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Mauritania1751:23,3992,055
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lekehal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lekehal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺤﻞ) occurs most in Algeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekehal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lekehal is the 165,900th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,792,163 people. Lekehal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lekehal are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Mahgreb.

Lekehal is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,977 people, or 1 in 19,540. In Algeria Lekehal is primarily concentrated in: Skikda Province, where 66 percent live, Sétif Province, where 12 percent live and Tipasa Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leckehal9328/
Lekeihal937/
Lekkehal933/
Lekhehal932/
Lekehall931/
Lakehal8618,888/
Lekhial864/
Lekihal863/
Lekhael862/
Lekhail861/
Lekkihal80314/
Lakhehal807/
Lekeihil803/
Lekeihel803/
Lakehall802/
Lekhihal801/
Lekael77174/
Lekyel774/
Lekyal774/
Lekiel773/
Lakeal771/
Lekail771/
Lekheihil751/
Lekhouyal751/
Lekeihell751/
Lekiale71340/
Lakhial71139/
Lekheil7115/
Lakihal715/
Lakhail714/
Lekkyal711/
Lekawel711/
Lekijel711/
Lekhiel711/
Lekaiel711/
Lekayal711/
Lekeyel711/
Lakéhal711/
Likhyal711/
Lakhyal711/
Laikeal711/
Lakkihal6727/
Lekouele6715/
Lakhihal674/
Lakehoul672/
Lekaihel672/
Lekhheil671/
Lekheile671/

Lekehal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekehal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺤﻞlkhl91.8
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻞalkhl4.92
ﺍﻷﻛﺤﻞalakhl3.28

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekehal
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