Leghman Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Leghman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leghman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

Leghman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leghman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥ) is most common in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leghman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leghman are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Leghman is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 22 percent are found.

Leghman Last Name Statistics demography

Leghman earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.3% less than the national average, earning R 68,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighman9351/
Leghmane9321/
Lieghman930/
Leghmann930/
Leaghman930/
Legman92363/
Loghman86785/
Laghman86478/
Liegman8684/
Legmann8657/
Lighman8618/
Leugman8613/
Leigman862/
Legmane862/
Llegman861/
Legmang861/
Liegmann80637/
Leigmann801/
Laighman800/
Loghmann800/
Lohghman800/
Lagman7715,992/
Logman774,443/
Ligman771,229/
Legmon772/
Légman771/
Legmam771/
Liegmannn751/
Lojjghman751/
Leigemann750/
Ligmann71223/
Loigman7143/
Logmann7124/
Lagmann7112/
Ligmand7110/
Laggman714/
Locgman714/
Légmann711/
Lighmon711/
Legmond710/
Leigmon710/
Luigeman670/
Ligmon62313/
Légmán6230/
Lagmon6213/
Ligmań622/
Ligmam622/
Ligmond5725/
Ligmont576/

Leghman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leghman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥlqman-

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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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  • 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 Leghman
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