Lezgham Surname
Approximately 707 people bear this surname
Lezgham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 571 | 1:7,171 | 795 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
Lezgham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezgham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lezgham (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺰﻗﻢ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lezgham.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezgham? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lezgham is the 473,663rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lezgham are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 7,171. In Mauritania Lezgham is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 22 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 21 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lezgham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezgham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺰﻗﻢ | lzqm | 63.27 |
| ﻟﺰﻏﻢ | lzghm | 34.18 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻗﻢ | alzqm | 0.51 |
| ﺍﻻﺯﻗﻢ | alazqm | 0.51 |
| ﺍﻻﺯﻏﻢ | alazghm | 0.51 |
| ﺍﻷﺯﻗﻢ | alazqm | 0.51 |
| ﺍﻷﺯﻏﻢ | alazghm | 0.51 |
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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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- 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 Lezgham
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