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

The last name Lerasa is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lerasa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerasa? popularity and diffusion

Lerasa is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name Lerasa occurs mostly 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. Lerasa is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 16,392. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Quthing District, where 39 percent reside, Leribe District, where 28 percent reside and Berea District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Lerasa
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