Lesako Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lesako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2091:9,7252,203
South Africa821:660,70448,422
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States221:16,475,406557,260

Lesako (11) may also be a first name.

Lesako Last Name Facts

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

Lesako (Oriya: େଲସେକା) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesako? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 806,178th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lesako reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 9,725. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 43 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 37 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Lesako Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lesako last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lesako earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 45.52% less than the national average, earning R 129,456 per year and in United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesakoy9249/
Lessako921/
Leisako921/
Lesiakoi864/
Losako83301/
Lisako83269/
Lesaka8356/
Lasako8324/
Lesoko838/
Leseko838/
Lejako834/
Leshoko77100/
Leseiko7785/
Lisakoa7755/
Leseyko7710/
Lasayko779/
Lishako779/
Lysaiko776/
Lessaka774/
Lessoko772/
Legiako771/
Lysakoy771/
Liasako771/
Lesseko771/
Loshako771/
Lesaika771/
Leshaka771/
Lissako771/
Lassako771/
Litsakos7131/
Lezhayko7126/
Litsakou7122/
Lishajko7114/
Lyshaiko719/
Lissakou716/
Leyseyko714/
Leeshoko711/
Lezsatka711/
Letsakha711/
Letshaka711/
Lytsakou711/
Lesheyko711/
Lishayko711/
Lesaca671,454/
Losoko67985/
Lisaka67821/
Leseka67820/
Liseko67775/
Lisoko67747/
Lasaka67541/
Losaka67540/
Lecoko67506/
Lejaka67222/
Laseko67188/
Loseko6793/
Lesoka6779/
Ljajko6738/
Lecaka6723/
Ljaško6718/
Lesauskas6712/
Ljauko6711/
Lyseko678/
Ljasko675/
Lasoko675/
Ljatko674/
Lysaka673/
Lsiaka673/
Lijako673/
Lsaika672/
Lazako672/
Lezaco671/
Lsakat671/
Lexaco671/
Lasaco671/
Laishaako671/
Losaco671/
Lejoko671/
Lezaka671/

Lesako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesako in the Oriya language
େଲସେକାelaseka-

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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 Lesako
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