Lekhlifa Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lekhlifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekhlifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1851:22,1341,961
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Lekhlifa (109) may also be a first name.

Lekhlifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekhlifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lekhlifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekhlifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,244,200th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekhlifa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Lekhlifa is also the 900,062nd most common forename in the world, held by 109 people.

Lekhlifa is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 22,134. In Mauritania Lekhlifa is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 19 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lekhlifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lekhlifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪlkhlyfh79.44
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔlkhlyft9.35
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪalkhlyfh5.61
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒlkhlyf3.74
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔalkhlyft0.93
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf0.93

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekhlifa
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