Lelesit Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lelesit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelesit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4531:31,7823,472

Lelesit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lelesit is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelesit? popularity and diffusion

Lelesit is the 268,560th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,015,517 people. The surname Lelesit is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelesit live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Lelesit is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,453 people, or 1 in 31,782. In Kenya Lelesit is most prevalent in: Samburu County, where 99 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 0 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 0 percent are found.

Lelesit Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelesi92154/
Lelesuite881/
Hlelesi86246/
Leslesi86181/
Leleszi86140/
Lelegit866/
Leelesi863/
Leleshi862/
Lelesie861/
Lelesai861/
Lealesi861/
Lelegite80101/
Hleletsi802/
Hlehlesi801/
Lelesa771,215/
Leleji77786/
Lelezi77203/
Lelegi77133/
Lelese7713/
Leleci777/
Lealsi772/
Lelesy770/
Lelesyo71237/
Lleleji7121/
Lelisie7116/
Leleczi715/
Lelessa714/
Leleisa711/
Leelisi711/
Leleizi711/
Hlelisi711/
Lelices711/
Lelhese711/
Leleshe711/
Leleshep67724/
Hlehlisi67404/
Hlelesoa6762/
Letletse6732/
Lalasait672/
Legliese672/
Lelaisoi671/

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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 Lelesit
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