Lekhale Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Lekhale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 55 | 1:74,452 | 5,004 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Lekhale (23) may also be a first name.
Lekhale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekhale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekhale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺤﻞ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhale live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Lekhale is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
Lekhale is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 74,452. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 36 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 22 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekhale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekhale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻜﺤﻞ | lkhl | 90 |
| ﻟﻜﻴﺤﻞ | lkyhl | 3.33 |
| ﻟﻜﺤﻴﻠﻪ | lkhylh | 3.33 |
| ﻣﻜﺤﻞ | mkhl | 3.33 |
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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 Lekhale
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