Lehssen Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lehssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2951:13,8811,324
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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 last name Lehssen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehssen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehssen are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Lehssen is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 30 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne 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. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehessen9314/
Lessen92468/
Lehsen92171/
Lhssen9210/
Leyssen86440/
Lahssen86118/
Lhassen8670/
Leissen8640/
Lessien8623/
Lessent8619/
Liessen8619/
Lesseng8612/
Leussen8610/
Lhessen861/
Lehssne861/
Loessen860/
Leassen860/
Leessen860/
Lesshen860/
Leehsen860/
Lesseun860/
Lesen83461/
Lessn830/
Leijssen80366/
Leyssene80142/
Lesschen8095/
Lessenne8073/
L'Hassen807/
Lahassen806/
Leahseng804/
Leysseng801/
Loessien800/
Lassen7711,898/
Leysen773,597/
Lahsen771,805/
Liesen771,090/
Leisen77902/
Leesen77740/
Lessin77713/
Lehcen77408/
Lessem77305/
Lossen77256/
Lissen77255/
Lohsen77242/
Leusen77149/
Leshen77134/
Lessne7776/
Lesoen7774/
Leseng7760/
Lesaen7755/
Lehsin7742/
Lesien7742/
Letsen7732/
Lechen7724/
Lesent7714/
Leasen7712/
Laesen777/
Loesen776/
Lessyn775/
Lexsen774/
Lescen774/
Lssien773/
Lhseen772/
Lhasen771/
Lesend771/
Lesuen771/
Lehsne771/
Lössen771/
Lyssen771/
Lehçen771/
Lhssin771/
Ledsen770/
Leyssenne75313/
Lessengue752/
Lsen7310/
Lesn732/
Lhsn731/
Lessing716,168/
Lesenne71519/
Lession71453/
Letseng71335/
Luyssen71255/
Loessin71252/
Leschen71224/
Glissen71149/
Lahasen71119/
Leijsen71114/
Liassen7186/
Lassien7143/
Leichen7140/
Lehezyn7131/
Lijssen7127/
Hleesen7126/
Lessina7122/
Lossien7117/
Leychen7114/
Leesaen7114/
Leechen719/
Lohsien718/
Losehen716/
Letchen715/
Lecheng715/
Leeseng715/
Leasaen714/
Lechent713/
Leeshen712/
Laissen712/
Lehsing712/
Leytsen711/
Leuscen711/
Leh'cen711/
Lehecen711/
Leidsen711/
Gliesen711/
Lassuen711/
Leassem711/
Lesemne711/
Lesienė711/
Leysene711/
Lisseng711/
Lesheen711/
Lessind711/
Leiseng711/
Leyshen710/
Leachen710/
Llossen710/
Lessgne710/
Leishen710/
Lissien710/
Leasien710/
Lesne673,652/
Lesin672,468/
Lasen671,089/
Losen67829/
Lysen67769/
Leuschen67731/
Lisen67547/
Loeschen67235/
Leissing67220/
Lesyn67191/
Lesem67149/
Lechenne67117/
Leihsing67115/
Lexen67106/
Lessingh67100/
Lets'eng6770/
Lehezyna6740/
Lezen6738/
Leischen6730/
Leitseng6728/
Lecen6720/
Leysenne6719/
Lessinne6718/
Liesienė6717/
Lesén677/
Lhcen676/
Let'seng676/
Lieschen675/
Leissink674/
Leicheng673/
Lchen672/
Leecheng672/
Lshen672/
Leyssing672/
Lösen672/
Letsieng672/
Loeshcen671/
Leshsing671/
Ledssink671/
Leschien671/
Leassing671/
Loissene671/
Lijsssen671/
Leshchen671/
Lescenne671/
Lečen671/
Lassheen671/
Laydssen671/
Leitchen670/
Leidchen670/
Lsuen670/

Lehssen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lehssen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺤﺴﻦlhsn98.32
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn1.68

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Footnotes

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