Lekweiry Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Lekweiry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,325 | 1:3,090 | 382 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Lekwéiry (16) & Lekweïry (11) are calculated separately.
Lekweiry (64) may also be a first name.
Lekweiry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekweiry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekweiry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Lekwéiry or Lekweïry. For other possible spellings of Lekweiry click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekweiry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 289,091st most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekweiry reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 64 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1,325 people, or 1 in 3,090. In Mauritania Lekweiry is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 16 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekwéiry | 96 | 16 | / |
| Lekweïry | 96 | 11 | / |
| Lekhweiry | 94 | 3 | / |
| Leckweiry | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lekwery | 93 | 22 | / |
| Lekweiri | 88 | 442 | / |
| Likweiry | 88 | 34 | / |
| Lekwairy | 88 | 21 | / |
| Lakweiry | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lekweyry | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lekweire | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lekwoiry | 88 | 2 | / |
| Likhweiry | 82 | 6 | / |
| Lekwairry | 82 | 3 | / |
| Lekhweiri | 82 | 2 | / |
| L'Ekweiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leckweiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekweiyri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekweirei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekhweire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lek'weiri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekhweïry | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lekweri | 80 | 32 | / |
| Lekwéry | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lekwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekweyri | 75 | 33 | / |
| Likweiri | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lekweïri | 75 | 12 | / |
| Loekweri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lekwairi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lekgwere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekwoiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lokweiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loekweree | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lehkweyri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekwari | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lekwéri | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lekwara | 67 | 34 | / |
| Likwira | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lokweri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lekware | 67 | 3 | / |
| Likweri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Legwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legweiritt | 67 | 1 | / |
Lekweiry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekweiry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | lkwyry | 82.49 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻯ | lkwyry | 8.38 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮ | lkwyr | 3.55 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | alkwyry | 2.54 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻯ | akwyry | 0.51 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻯ | alkwyry | 0.51 |
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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 Lekweiry
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