Laghadaf Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Laghadaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Laghadaf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Laghadaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laghadaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻈﻒ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laghadaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laghadaf is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laghadaf live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it 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. Besides Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laghadhaf941/
Leghadaf881/
Lagehdaf881/
Lagaedaf881/
Loghadaf881/
Laghadaph821/
Lagadav801/
Lagheïdhaf781/
Lagadova7520/
Leghadhav711/
Lagadov6721/
Leghedav6324/
Lehgedhaf591/
Leghedahv591/
Laghedhav591/
Lagodov531/
Lagodob531/
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Laghadaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laghadaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻘﻈﻒlqzf80
ﻟﻐﻈﻒlghzf20

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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