Lekir Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Lekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Lekír (1) are calculated separately.
Lekir (8) may also be a first name.
Lekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lekir is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Lekír. For other possible spellings of Lekir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lekir reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekir is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 8 people.
The last name Lekir is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Lekir is most frequent in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lekir
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