Lelech Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lelech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Lelech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lelech (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻠﺶ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelech? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelech are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Lelech is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lelech Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lelech in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻠﺶ | llsh | - |
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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 Lelech
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