Ledham Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ledham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Ledham (11) may also be a first name.
Ledham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ledham (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺪﻫﻢ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ledham occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ledham are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania Ledham is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 20 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 20 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ledham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ledham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺪﻫﻢ | ldhm | 87.5 |
| ﺍﻻﺩﻫﻢ | aladhm | 12.5 |
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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 Ledham
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