Leposo Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Leposo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leposo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0681:43,2404,498
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Leposo (311) may also be a first name.

Leposo Last Name Facts

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

Leposo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leposo.

How Common Is The Last Name Leposo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,869th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leposo reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leposo is also the 498,315th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 311 people.

Leposo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 43,240. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 52 percent live, Kajiado County, where 39 percent live and Nakuru County, where 6 percent live. Beside Kenya Leposo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.

Leposo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepotso925/
Lephoso922/
Lesposio861/
Leposa83448/
Loposo83146/
Liposo8346/
Lepaso838/
Laposo832/
Lepeso831/
Lepoussou801/
Lephosa77398/
Liphoso77179/
Leposha7763/
Lephaso7740/
Loposso7722/
Lipotso7713/
Liposho7710/
Lepasoy776/
Lepasoo771/
Lepossa771/
Loposho771/
Leapeso771/
Lepotsa771/
Lephotsa7114/
Lephosha718/
Lephasoa717/
Lephatso712/
Lephoosa711/
Liphotso711/
Lapozo671,399/
Laposa67741/
Liposa67451/
Lipaso67446/
Lepoša67284/
Lepesa67204/
Lepasa67153/
Lapaso6746/
Lipeso6721/
Lopeso679/
Lipoco676/
Lipojo674/
Lepoja673/
Lopaso672/
Lepusa672/
Lepezo671/
Loposa671/
Lepazo671/
Lipozo671/
Lepoza671/

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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 Leposo
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