Lekwery Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Lekwery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Lekwéry (29) are calculated separately.
Lekwery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lekwery (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Lekwéry. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwery? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lekwery are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Lekwery is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania Lekwery is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 43 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 38 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekwéry | 95 | 29 | / |
| Lekweiry | 93 | 1,326 | / |
| Lekweïry | 93 | 11 | / |
| Lekweyry | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lekhweiry | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lekhweïry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leckweiry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lekweri | 86 | 32 | / |
| Lekwory | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekweiri | 80 | 442 | / |
| Likweiry | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lekweyri | 80 | 33 | / |
| Lekwairy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lekwéiry | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lekweïri | 80 | 12 | / |
| Loekweri | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lakweiry | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lekwoiry | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekweire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekgwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likhweiry | 75 | 6 | / |
| Loekweree | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lekwairry | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lekhweiri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lekweirei | 75 | 1 | / |
| L'Ekweiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leckweiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehkweyri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekhweire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lek'weiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekwari | 71 | 60 | / |
| Lekwéri | 71 | 42 | / |
| Lokweri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lekware | 71 | 3 | / |
| Likweri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekwiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekgware | 67 | 44 | / |
| Likweiri | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lekoueri | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lekwairi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lekwayri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekgwari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leukwari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwéyri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwarie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekwoiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokweiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loekwari | 67 | 1 | / |
Lekwery Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lekwery in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | lkwyry | 94.12 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻯ | lkwyry | 5.88 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekwery
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