Lemkhaitir Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Lemkhaitir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 537 | 1:7,625 | 832 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
The alternate forms: Lemkhaïtir (8) are calculated separately.
Lemkhaitir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemkhaitir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemkhaitir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺨﻴﻄﻴﺮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lemkhaïtir. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemkhaitir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 571,325th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. Lemkhaitir occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lemkhaitir live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Lemkhaitir is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 7,625. In Mauritania Lemkhaitir is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 18 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 18 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Mauritania Lemkhaitir occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemkhaïtir | 97 | 8 | / |
| Lemkhaittir | 95 | 29 | / |
| Lemkaitir | 95 | 9 | / |
| Lem'khaitir | 95 | 3 | / |
| Lemkhaithir | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lemkhatir | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhaitire | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lemkheitir | 90 | 661 | / |
| Lemkhaytir | 90 | 47 | / |
| Limkhaitir | 90 | 17 | / |
| Lemkhietir | 90 | 2 | / |
| Lemkhéitir | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhatire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhathir | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhaitre | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lamkhaitir | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lemkheitire | 86 | 19 | / |
| Lemkheittir | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lemkheithir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lemkhaythir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lemkeitir | 84 | 7 | / |
| Lemkhetir | 84 | 4 | / |
| Lemkhétir | 84 | 4 | / |
| Lamkhitir | 84 | 4 | / |
| Lemkaytir | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lemkhitre | 84 | 1 | / |
| Limkaitir | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lemkeittir | 80 | 41 | / |
| Lemkheïtir | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lemkheytir | 80 | 21 | / |
| Limkheitir | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lemkhaïtyr | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lemkhéytir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lemkeitire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Limkaitire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemkeutir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Limkhetir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lemkheïtyr | 70 | 5 | / |
Lemkhaitir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemkhaitir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﺨﻴﻄﻴﺮ | lmkhytyr | 92.63 |
| ﺍﻣﺨﻴﻄﻴﺮ | amkhytyr | 1.58 |
| ﻟﻤﺨﺘﻴﺮ | lmkhtyr | 1.05 |
| ﺃﻣﺨﻴﻄﻴﺮ | amkhytyr | 0.53 |
| ﻟﻤﺨﻴﻄﺮ | lmkhytr | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻣﺨﺒﻄﻴﺮ | amkhbtyr | 0.53 |
| ﻟﻤﺨﻴﻄﺒﺮ | lmkhytbr | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻴﺘﻴﺮ | almkhytyr | 0.53 |
| ﻟﻤﺨﻴﺘﻴﺮ | lmkhytyr | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﻴﺮ | almkhtyr | 0.53 |
| ﻣﺨﻴﻄﻴﺮ | mkhytyr | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﻴﺮ | almkhtyr | 0.53 |
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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 Lemkhaitir
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