Leesi Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Leesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Leesi (1,248) may also be a first name.
Leesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leesi (Hindi: लीसी, Russian: Лееси) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leesi is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Leesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Leesi reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 223,560th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,248 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 94 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Leesi is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leesi in the Hindi language | ||
| लीसी | lisi | - |
| Leesi in the Russian language | ||
| Лееси | leesi | - |
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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 Leesi
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