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 found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lahmed.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahmed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lahmed is the 607,405th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lahmed reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 8,357. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 27 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 18 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

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