Lahmed Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lahmed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lahmed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4901:8,357895
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Lahmed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lahmed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﻤﺪ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahmed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 607,405th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lahmed are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 8,357. In Mauritania Lahmed is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 27 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 18 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
L'Ahmed9227/
Lahamed929/
Lahmied921/
La'hmed921/
Leahmed921/
Lahmeid921/
Lamed91244/
L'Ahhmed8614/
Lameed831,261/
Lahmid83797/
Lehmed8385/
Laimed838/
Lammed836/
Lamied834/
Lamead832/
Lahmet831/
Lhamed831/
Lameid831/
Leamed830/
Lahmaid77171/
Lahamid7778/
Liameed7717/
Lhameed7713/
Lamheed776/
Laamied771/
L'Hemed771/
Lahmete771/
Laameed771/
Lehmedt770/
Laymead770/
Lamid732,003/
Lamet73741/
Lomed73168/
Lemed7334/
Lahtmets7112/
Lamedova711/
L'Ehmeid711/
Laumet67318/
Lhomet67186/
Lameth67145/
Lamiet6768/
Lamest6755/
Lamete6754/
Lametz6724/
Lamite6722/
Lhamid6718/
Lamett6716/
Laimet6715/
Laymet6713/
Lammet6710/
Lämhed678/
Lomhed676/
Leemed676/
Lehmid675/
Liamid674/
Lammid673/
Lemmed672/
Lamoyd672/
Laimid672/
Lajmid672/
Lemeed672/
Lameet672/
Laamid672/
Lamaid672/
Loumed671/
Lomedd671/
Lahmit671/
Llamet671/
Lamhid671/
Leamet671/
Laemet671/

Lahmed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahmed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺤﻤﺪlhmd90.16
ﻻﺣﻤﺪlahmd6.56
ﻷﺣﻤﺪlahmd1.64
ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪalhmd0.82
ﺍﺣﻤﺪahmd0.82

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