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 last name Lesela occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesela? popularity and diffusion
Lesela is the 928,396th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Lesela 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
The last name Lesela is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 13,641. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 31 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 27 percent live and Maseru District, where 27 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Lesela is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent live and Botswana, where 8 percent live.
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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