Leesah Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Leesah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leesah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Leesah (147) may also be a first name.

Leesah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leesah is most common in Afghanistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leesah.

How Common Is The Last Name Leesah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Leesah live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Leesah is also the 760,591st most frequent forename internationally, borne by 147 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 50 percent reside, Helmand, where 13 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 13 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan Leesah occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuesa839/
Lehesa836/
Leasah831/
Leoesha7725/
Leheasa771/
Leussah771/
Lehoesa771/
Leaisah771/
Leyiesa771/
Liesa73413/
Leosa73124/
Leusa7392/
Lehishah711/
Lehasa671,495/
Leussa67291/
Liesau6752/
Liesay6732/
Lahesa6730/
Lietsa6722/
Loaesa6714/
Leosho6713/
Leosha6710/
Leoisa6710/
Liessa677/
Leaasa674/
Leosai674/
Liisah673/
Leusha673/
Lohesa672/
Liesha671/
Leozea671/
Leosea671/
Liesia671/
Lieeza671/
Leuisa671/
Loeeza671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leesah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis