Lekhar Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Lekhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Lekhar (76) may also be a first name.
Lekhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekhar (Hindi: लेखर, Marathi: लेखर, Russian: Лехарь, Tibetan: ལེགས་ཁར་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lekhar.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lekhar is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Lekhar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Lekhar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 76 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 77 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lekhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekhar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལེགས་ཁར་ | lekkhar | - |
| Lekhar in the Hindi language | ||
| लेखर | lekhara | - |
| Lekhar in the Marathi language | ||
| लेखर | lekhara | - |
| Lekhar in the Russian language | ||
| Лехарь | lehar | - |
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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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- 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 Lekhar
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