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

The surname Lesako (Oriya: େଲସେକା) is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesako? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Lesako are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lesako is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 9,725. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 43 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 37 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent live. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Lesako Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lesako surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
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  • 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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