Lesela Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Lesela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 149 | 1:13,641 | 3,020 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Lesela (42) may also be a first name.
Lesela Demographics
Average Lesela Salary in
South Africa
R 223,572
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lesela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lesela occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lesela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesela? popularity and diffusion
Lesela is the 928,396th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lesela are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.
Lesela is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 13,641. In Lesotho Lesela is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 31 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 27 percent are found and Maseru District, where 27 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.
Lesela Last Name Statistics demography
Lesela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning R 223,572 per year.
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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 Lesela
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