Lehssen Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Lehssen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 295 | 1:13,881 | 1,324 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Lehssen (30) may also be a first name.
Lehssen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehssen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lehssen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehssen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 883,255th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. Lehssen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehssen live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 13,881. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 49 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lehssen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lehssen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺤﺴﻦ | lhsn | 98.32 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ | alhsn | 1.68 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lehssen
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