Laghdaf Surname

114,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Laghdaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laghdaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania3,4581:1,184158
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Laghdaf (878) may also be a first name.

Laghdaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laghdaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻈﻒ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laghdaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,327th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,802,064 people. Laghdaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laghdaf live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 274,430th most numerous first name in the world, held by 878 people.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 3,458 people, or 1 in 1,184. In Mauritania Laghdaf is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 27 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 15 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laghdhaf932,778/
Laghdaif939/
Laghdafe934/
Laghdahf932/
Laghdafh932/
L'Aghdaf931/
Laaghdaf931/
Lagdaf92125/
Laghdhafe8829/
Laghdaffe889/
Laghddhaf881/
Laghdahaf881/
Leghdaf86476/
Lagdhaf86139/
Laghdav8696/
Lagdafe862/
Lahgdaf861/
Lagdaff861/
Laghdhaffe8224/
Leghdhaf80780/
Laghdhav80195/
Laghdaph80106/
Leghdahf802/
Leghdaff801/
Lagdav7717/
Lakdaf7712/
Legdaf778/
Laggdahaf751/
Leghdav7146/
Legdhaf7135/
Lagdhav7119/
Lakdhaf7111/
Lagdaph713/
Lehgdaf711/
Lakdaff711/
Leghdhav6792/
Leghdahv671/

Laghdaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laghdaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻘﻈﻒlqzf72.27
ﻟﻐﻈﻒlghzf24.27
ﺍﻟﻘﻈﻒalqzf0.8
ﺍﻻﻏﻈﻒalaghzf0.53
ﺍﻟﻐﻈﻒalghzf0.36
ﻟﻘﻐﻒlqghf0.27
ﺍﻷﻏﻈﻒalaghzf0.27
ﺍﻻﻗﻈﻒalaqzf0.18
ﻟﻐﻈﻖlghzq0.18
ﺍﻷﻗﻈﻒalaqzf0.09
ﻟﻘﻈﻔﻚlqzfk0.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laghdaf
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