Lesego Surname

173,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lesego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2,3661:92435
South Africa961:564,35143,987
England111:5,065,278148,650
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Lesego (36,387) may also be a first name.

Lesego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesego is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesego? popularity and diffusion

Lesego is the 173,355th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,939,712 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lesego are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,994th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 36,387 people.

Lesego is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 2,366 people, or 1 in 924. Not including Botswana this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lesego Last Name Statistics demography

Lesego earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.21% less than the national average, earning R 80,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshego9225/
Lessego9215/
Letshego861/
Lesogo83344/
Losego83322/
Lisego8341/
Lesega8326/
Lesigo835/
Leshega77239/
Leshogo77133/
Leszega7745/
Leszogo7735/
Lishego7731/
Lessogo7728/
Lessigo7713/
Letsega7710/
Letsigo779/
Leshigo772/
Lessago771/
Lechego771/
Lesaigo771/
Leseega771/
Leshingo7141/
Letsekga7118/
Lesaigho7113/
Letshega714/
Lesaingo711/
Lezogo671,065/
Lesaga6765/
Lesiga6762/
Lesoga6754/
Lexigo6718/
Lasigo6711/
Lasega677/
Lisago674/
Lysogo673/
Lacego672/
Losigo672/
Ligego672/
Losega671/
Lasogo671/
Lasygo671/
Lisogo671/
Legega671/
Losogo671/

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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 Lesego
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