Lemghalef Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Lemghalef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 80 | 1:51,186 | 3,739 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Lemghalef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemghalef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemghalef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻐﻠﻒ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemghalef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lemghalef is the 2,091,648th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lemghalef live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 51,186. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 61 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 20 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemgalef | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lemghalaf | 89 | 17 | / |
| Lemkhalef | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lemghelef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lemghalev | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lemghaleve | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lemghallaf | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lemghalav | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lemghaliv | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leimklef | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lamgaliev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lammgaolf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamkhalfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemkaleve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamgalieva | 63 | 4 | / |
| Lamkhailif | 63 | 1 | / |
| Leme Galvao | 60 | 1 | / |
| Lima Galiphe | 57 | 3 | / |
| Lengalova | 56 | 2 | / |
| Limgalvou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lmakhloufi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lamikhlafi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lima Galvao | 50 | 101 | / |
| Lumi Galvao | 50 | 1 | / |
Lemghalef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemghalef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﻐﻠﻒ | lmghlf | 61.11 |
| ﻟﻤﻘﻠﻒ | lmqlf | 22.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻠﻒ | almghlf | 13.89 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻘﻠﻒ | almqlf | 2.78 |
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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 Lemghalef
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