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
The surname Lekir occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Lekír. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lekir are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lekir is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 8 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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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