Leseko Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Leseko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Leseko (77) may also be a first name.
Leseko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leseko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leseko is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leseko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Leseko live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Leseko is also the 1,100,117th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.
It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 83 percent live and Leribe District, where 17 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
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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 Leseko
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