Lesabe Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lesabe Surname User-submission:

The Lesabe surname means 'their iron swords'.

Lesabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6641:81,59310,068
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
England101:5,571,806158,774
Swaziland41:324,550996
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lesabe (98) may also be a first name.

Lesabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lesabe surname means 'their iron swords'.

- mautauta

Lesabe Last Name Facts

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

Lesabe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lesabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesabe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 464,191st most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname Lesabe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lesabe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lesabe is also the 956,749th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 98 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 81,593. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Lesabe is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Lesabe Last Name Statistics demography

Lesabe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.7% less than the national average, earning R 159,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letsabe922/
Lesabea922/
Leshabe922/
Leseabe921/
Lsabe91113/
Lesabeer8631/
Letshabe861/
Losabe83173/
Lesaba83158/
Lasabe8353/
Lisabe8321/
Lesave8316/
Lesebe8311/
Lecabe831/
Leshaba776,998/
Lassabe77590/
Letsobe77201/
Lessebe77119/
Lisabet7759/
Lesobea7742/
Lessaba7716/
Leisabi776/
Leizabe775/
Leshebe772/
Lesaive772/
Lasabie771/
Lehjabe771/
Losabea771/
Lissabe771/
Lasabea771/
Leshabi771/
Lezaber771/
Leshawe771/
Lessabi771/
Lasabee770/
Lsaba735/
Lesampei71552/
Leishabi71378/
Leschave71148/
Lissabet71124/
Lesabhai71102/
Lassaube7126/
Lieshaba713/
Lechhabe712/
Leshabaa712/
Leishaba711/
Leshavhe711/
Lessoube711/
Lisabett711/
Lissabge711/
Lejabije711/
Lessebie711/
Leseaver711/
Lesabaya711/
Liseabey710/
Lisobe67869/
Lisaba67496/
Lasabi67130/
Lizabe6796/
Lesava6733/
Lesschave6720/
Losobe679/
Lisebe675/
Lozabe674/
Lazabe673/
Lisabi673/
Lissabett672/
Lejaby672/
Lezaba672/
Lesoba671/
Lazebe671/
Leissoube671/
Lezebe671/
Lisawe671/
Lessaoued671/
Lizebe671/
Lasobe671/
Ljaber671/
Losabi671/
Lesowe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesabe
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