Lerasa Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lerasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1241:16,3923,540
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lerasa (15) may also be a first name.

Lerasa Last Name Facts

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

Lerasa is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lerasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lerasa is the 1,214,709th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lerasa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 15 people.

It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 16,392. In Lesotho Lerasa is most prevalent in: Quthing District, where 39 percent live, Leribe District, where 28 percent live and Berea District, where 12 percent live. Other than Lesotho Lerasa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Lerasa Last Name Statistics demography

Lerasa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.42% less than the national average, earning R 94,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leraisa92388/
Lerasia929/
Lierasa921/
Lerasau921/
Larasa8333/
Lerasi8318/
Lerosa8317/
Lirasa8312/
Lerase834/
Lerasy834/
Lorasa832/
Leresa831/
Learrasca8019/
Larasha77105/
Leirosa7778/
Larrasa7770/
Leerasi7721/
Larasai7717/
Larassa7710/
Laerosa775/
Leroesa775/
Lerrosa775/
Lerajay773/
Laraisa773/
Larasah772/
Lorasha771/
Leerosa771/
Lahrasa771/
Lorasah771/
Lerosay771/
Lierasi771/
Litrasa771/
Leressa771/
Leresay770/
Leiracha7175/
Lereazoa713/
Lerahazo711/
Laehraso711/
Letrasse711/
Laraissa711/
Larrassa711/
Lehrasep711/
Letrease711/
Loirasha711/
Larosa6718,836/
Lerose671,650/
Lorosa67202/
Laresa67128/
Laraza6795/
Loraso6775/
Leroza6732/
Loraza6728/
Loresa6718/
Lirase6714/
Liraca679/
Leraci677/
Liraza676/
Lirosa675/
Lerace675/
Lerosi674/
Laaraissa674/
Laraso673/
Leerachat672/
Laharasay672/
Lereza672/
Leroso672/
Lerosy671/
Learrasco671/
Laharasai671/
Lereso671/
Lerochais671/
Leroja671/
Liraso671/
Leraco670/

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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 Lerasa
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