Wekri Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wekri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Wekri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺮﻱ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Wekri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekri are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Wekri is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Wekri is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 88 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 6 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vekri80222/
Wakri80111/
Wekry8087/
Wekre8062/
Wekra8026/
Wokri8011/
Wakrui73134/
Weckry7318/
Wikris7311/
Wakrai734/
Bekriy731/
Wekkry731/
Wakhri731/
Wakrii731/
Vetkri731/
Wiekra731/
Weigkricht671/

Wekri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wekri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻛﺮﻱwkry-

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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
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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 Wekri
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