Lesamaja Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lesamaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesamaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8541:54,0755,416

Lesamaja Last Name Facts

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

Lesamaja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesamaja? popularity and diffusion

Lesamaja is the 409,211th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesamaja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 54,075. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Samburu County, where 99 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 0 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 0 percent reside.

Lesamaja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesama86483/
Lessama8024/
Lesiama8011/
Lesamai802/
Lesamma802/
Leszama801/
Leesama801/
Leisama800/
Lsama778/
Leshamae751/
Lesamawe751/
Leesamma751/
Leisamma751/
Lsamaiah751/
Lesoma71894/
Lisama71718/
Lesame71446/
Lesami7112/
Lysama711/
Lsaama711/
Ljamaj711/
Lysamma6724/
Lesamiz6721/
Lisamma679/
Letsami675/
Lesammi675/
Lessami674/
Leshamy674/
Lishama674/
Leshami674/
Leseame671/
Laisama671/
Lisamea671/
Lesiame671/
Llesami671/
Lezamae671/
Leshoma671/

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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 Lesamaja
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