Leponesa Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leponesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leponesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5171:3,931750
South Africa2171:249,66725,383

Leponesa (888) may also be a first name.

Leponesa Last Name Facts

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

Leponesa is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leponesa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leponesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 460,168th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. Leponesa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leponesa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,746th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 888 people.

Leponesa is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 3,931. In Lesotho Leponesa is most frequent in: Berea District, where 37 percent reside, Leribe District, where 27 percent reside and Maseru District, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent reside.

Leponesa Last Name Statistics demography

Leponesa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.17% less than the national average, earning R 97,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leponisa8816/
Leponese881/
Lepunisa751/
Laponesio718/
Lapenosa6318/
Lopanasa634/
Lapanasa632/
Laponezio592/
Lapeñoso509/
Lapenoso508/
Lapenoza503/

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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 Leponesa
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