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) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemjed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemjed is the 1,471,719th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemjed are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Lemjed is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 28,837. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 27 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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