Lefad Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lefad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania361:113,7466,801
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Lefad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻔﺎﺩ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lefad are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Lefad is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 113,746. In Mauritania Lefad is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 47 percent live, Brakna Region, where 33 percent live and Tagant Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania Lefad exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leffad911,025/
Lefadh911/
Lefaud910/
Lefa891,732/
Leffa80826/
Lefas80804/
Lefay80692/
Letfa8082/
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Lefea8048/
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Lafad8018/
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Lefat8010/
Lefah808/
Leefa807/
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Lifad804/
Lehfa804/
Leyfa801/
Lesfa801/
Lefga801/
Lefha801/
Leafhead773/
Lefait73759/
Lefaux73711/
Leffat73103/
Lefaut7399/
Lefate7346/
Leuffa7340/
Lefeat7338/
Lefayt7329/
Lefeau7319/
Lefooa7318/
Lefeea7315/
Lefais7314/
Leifat7312/
Leffas7310/
Lafaud737/
Loefod734/
Lafadh734/
Lefass733/
Lefoha733/
Ledfod733/
Leifah732/
Lawfad731/
Leefay731/
Lefgaa731/
Lefhai731/
Liefaa731/
Loeyfa731/
Leefat731/
Lefeae731/
Lefast731/
Lefach731/
Lesfat731/
Leafea731/
Lefeid731/
Lifa679,581/
Lefeaux67121/
Lefo6757/
Lefaist6747/
Leefatt6733/
Lewfatt6732/
Lefathe679/
Leffaux678/
Liffaud677/
Lefaite674/
Lyfa674/
Lefault672/
Lehfeah671/
D'Leifa671/
Léfa671/
Leffass671/
Leefazs671/
Leufaut670/
Loeffat670/

Lefad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻔﺎﺩlfad-

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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 Lefad
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