Lemjed Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lemjed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemjed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1421:28,8372,412
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Lemjed (12) may also be a first name.

Lemjed Last Name Facts

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

Lemjed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺠﺪ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemjed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemjed reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 28,837. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 27 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Lemjed is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemdjed921/
Lemjedd921/
Lemje9112/
Lemnje83437/
Lemjid8333/
Lamjed8312/
Lemdje832/
Lemdjer773/
Lemojie771/
Lamjedd771/
Lamjeed771/
Limje73366/
Lemye73184/
Lemée73153/
Lemie7379/
Lenje7361/
Lemze737/
Lemse737/
Lemji733/
Lemge732/
Lemçe731/
Lemsseid711/
Lemser67453/
Lemier67292/
Lamjid67265/
Lemche67260/
Leemeijer67180/
Lemnge67146/
Lemmie67103/
Leamie6742/
Lemnze6734/
Lienje6733/
Lemsid6720/
Lemiez6719/
Lendje6716/
Lenjer6715/
Lentje6713/
Lenjhe6711/
Lenged6711/
Leumie678/
Lemzer678/
Lenyed678/
Lemges678/
Lämhed678/
Limjee676/
Leemye675/
Lamied674/
Leemji674/
Lenjeu673/
Lemyeh672/
Leemie672/
Limmje672/
Lemshe671/
Lemies671/
Letmie671/
Lemehe671/
Leimie671/
Lemjoi671/
Leymie671/
Lemzie671/
Lemzeh671/
Lemsie671/
Lenjie671/
Lemsey670/
Lemyer670/
Lemmce670/
Lemger670/

Lemjed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemjed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺠﺪlmjd90
ﺍﻻﻣﺠﺪalamjd8.33
ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺪalmjd1.67

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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 Lemjed
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