Lelesa Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Lelesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,197 | 1:61,721 | 7,343 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lelesa (153) may also be a first name.
Lelesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lelesa is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 310,170th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelesa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lelesa is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 153 people.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,197 people, or 1 in 61,721. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Lelesa
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