Laghadaf Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Laghadaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Laghadaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laghadaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laghadaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻈﻒ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laghadaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laghadaf reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Laghadaf is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Laghadaf is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 33 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 33 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laghadaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laghadaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻘﻈﻒ | lqzf | 80 |
| ﻟﻐﻈﻒ | lghzf | 20 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Laghadaf
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