Lechesa Surname

211,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lechesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,4381:1,413124
South Africa5051:107,28312,937
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lechesa (745) may also be a first name.

Lechesa Last Name Facts

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

Lechesa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lechesa is the 211,391st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,735,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lechesa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,287th most common first name internationally, held by 745 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,438 people, or 1 in 1,413. In Lesotho Lechesa is most prevalent in: Berea District, where 23 percent are found, Maseru District, where 19 percent are found and Leribe District, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Lechesa Last Name Statistics demography

Lechesa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.28% less than the national average, earning R 127,668 per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lechesa
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