Lekishon Surname

163,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lekishon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekishon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,4921:18,5312,185
Tanzania1571:337,20825,147
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lekishon (1,231) may also be a first name.

Lekishon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lekishon is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekishon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lekishon is the 163,764th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,748,980 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekishon are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lekishon is also the 225,478th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,231 people.

Lekishon is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,492 people, or 1 in 18,531. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 71 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 15 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Lekishon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lekishon last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekisshon941/
Lekison93106/
Leckison884/
Lekeson8021/
Lecison800/
Lekushan752/
Lakishan752/
Likisone751/
Leckeson751/
Lockison751/
Lekeasong7114/
Hlekisane719/
Likeson6763/
Likhitchon6726/
Lakisan6717/
Lekesen675/
Lekesan675/
Lokisan673/
Liceson672/
Leekiseung671/
Likisen671/
Loikishaan671/
Lyceson671/

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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 Lekishon
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