Lehcen Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Lehcen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 401 | 1:10,212 | 1,058 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Lehçen (1) are calculated separately.
Lehcen (399) may also be a first name.
Lehcen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehcen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lehcen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also occur as: Lehçen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehcen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 716,247th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lehcen reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 432,205th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 399 people.
The last name Lehcen is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 10,212. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 35 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Lehcen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lehcen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lehcen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺤﺴﻦ | lhsn | 95.9 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ | alhsn | 3.28 |
| ﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ | lhsyn | 0.82 |
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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 Lehcen
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