Lakdaf Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lakdaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakdaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Lakdaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakdaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻈﻒ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lakdaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakdaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakdaf is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lakdaf live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Lakdaf is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 18 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 18 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakdhaf9211/
Lakdaff921/
Lagdaf83125/
Lekdaf8322/
Lakdaw832/
Lakdav832/
Lakdab831/
Laghdaf774,044/
Lagdhaf77139/
Lekdhaf7714/
Lagdafe772/
Lekdahf771/
Lekdafh771/
Lakdhav771/
Lahgdaf771/
Lagdaff771/
Laghdhaf712,778/
Laghdaif719/
Laghdafe714/
Laghdahf712/
Laghdafh712/
L'Aghdaf711/
Laaghdaf711/
Laghdhafe6729/
Lagdav6717/
Laghdaffe679/
Legdaf678/
Lekdav673/
Lacdaw672/
Lacdab671/
Laghddhaf671/
Laghdahaf671/
Laggdahaf671/

Lakdaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakdaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻘﻈﻒlqzf86.67
ﻟﻐﻈﻒlghzf13.33

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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 Lakdaf
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