Lehssen Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Lehssen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 295 | 1:13,881 | 1,324 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Lehssen (30) may also be a first name.
Lehssen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehssen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lehssen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehssen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lehssen is the 883,255th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehssen live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 30 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 13,881. In Mauritania Lehssen is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 49 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lehssen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lehssen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺤﺴﻦ | lhsn | 98.32 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ | alhsn | 1.68 |
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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 Lehssen
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