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
Lekhale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺤﻞ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Lekhale occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhale reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Lekhale is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 74,452. In Mauritania Lekhale is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 36 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 22 percent live and Adrar Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekhale
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