Lehsen Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Lehsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 170 | 1:24,087 | 2,107 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Lehsen (81) may also be a first name.
Lehsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lehsen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lehsen.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehsen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehsen reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name on earth, held by 81 people.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 24,087. In Mauritania Lehsen is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 62 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Mauritania Lehsen occurs in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lehsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lehsen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺤﺴﻦ | lhsn | - |
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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 Lehsen
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