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 found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Leesi are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leesi is also the 223,560th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 1,248 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Leesi is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 94 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs 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
- 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 Leesi
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