Leftar Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Leftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Leftar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania741:55,3363,965
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Leftar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leftar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻔﻄﺎﺭ, Hindi: लेफ्टर, Russian: Лефтар) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leftar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Leftar is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Leftar reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Leftar is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 55,336. In Mauritania Leftar is most common in: Brakna Region, where 59 percent live, Assaba Region, where 38 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leftare921/
Lefftar921/
Lebtar83175/
Leftor83102/
Levtar8339/
Laftar8316/
Lewtare7711/
Levthar771/
Lewthard711/
Lewtharp710/
Levthardt671/
Laftor670/
Lewtor670/
Livtard620/
Lowthar620/
Lowthear574/
Lavtor502/
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Leftar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leftar in the Hindi language
लेफ्टरlephtara-
Leftar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻔﻄﺎﺭlftar70.97
ﺍﻻﻓﻄﺎﺭalaftar25.81
ﻟﻔﻄﺮlftr3.23
Leftar in the Russian language
Лефтарleftar-

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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
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  • 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 Leftar
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