Leresi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leresi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leresi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Leresi (13) may also be a first name.

Leresi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leresi occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leresi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leresi is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Leresi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leresi are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Leresi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Leresi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leresit921/
Lerese831/
Lerisi831/
Leresy831/
Leheresit801/
Lerisit775/
Leredji771/
Lerrese771/
Lairesi771/
Leresay770/
Leheresith754/
Letreize714/
Lehreize711/
Lettrisi711/
Lerisitt711/
Lerisith711/
Lehreizi711/
Letrease711/
Lerezier710/
Lerici67364/
Litresits67171/
Lerice67103/
Lerise6758/
Lerige6716/
Lerisy674/
Lheureuse673/
Lireji672/
Lereza672/
Lirisi671/
Leherisit671/
Lerize671/
Lerije671/
Leriza670/

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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 Leresi
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