Leksar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Leksar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leksar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leksar (8) may also be a first name.

Leksar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leksar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leksar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺼﺮ, Tibetan: ལེགས་གསར་) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leksar? popularity and diffusion

Leksar is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Leksar is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Leksar reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Leksar is also the 4,213,784th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 8 people.

The surname Leksar is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Mauritania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leksair9230/
Leksaïr921/
Lekssair865/
Leiksair862/
Laksar83366/
Leksarova801/
Leksour77104/
Lakshar7759/
Legsair7754/
Laksair7710/
Lakhsar772/
Lekseir772/
Lakssar771/
Laksaar771/
Lacksar771/
Lekseur771/
Likshar771/
Lokshar771/
Lequsar770/
Lexsaar770/
Lexar735/
Legssair71443/
Leksseir713/
Lekssour711/
Lakssaar711/
Lakhshar711/
Laksahar711/
Luyksaar711/
Liksor6721/
Likjar673/
Lakzar671/
Lexard671/
Lacsar671/

Leksar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leksar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺼﺮlksr-
Leksar in the Tibetan language
ལེགས་གསར་leksar-

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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 Leksar
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