Lesema Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lesema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho631:32,2635,959
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Lesema (34) may also be a first name.

Lesema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesema is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lesema.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lesema are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lesema is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 34 people.

The surname Lesema is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 32,263. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 60 percent are found, Maseru District, where 21 percent are found and Leribe District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho Lesema exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Lesema Last Name Statistics demography

Lesema earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.63% less than the national average, earning R 129,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letsema92598/
Lesesma9210/
Ledsema924/
Leshema921/
Lsema913/
Letshema8624/
Letseema861/
Ledsesma861/
Lesoma83894/
Lesama83483/
Leseme83389/
Lasema83167/
Lisema83141/
Losema83133/
Lezema8328/
Legema8324/
Lesima8313/
Lesemo837/
Hlsema833/
Lecema832/
Lesemi831/
Lejema831/
Legisma77251/
Lechema77126/
Lejisma7733/
Leshima7725/
Lessama7724/
Letsima7723/
Laisema7722/
Lejesma777/
Leseeme772/
Lesamai772/
Lesamma772/
Legesma772/
Leezama772/
Lijesma772/
Liesemi771/
Laseema771/
Lesesme771/
Leshoma771/
Leseame771/
Lessemo771/
Lessemi771/
Lesemes771/
Lasiema771/
Leesama771/
L'Semas771/
Leseamo771/
Leisama770/
Lashema770/
Lsama738/
Lsoma731/
Legemaat71316/
Liesimaa7113/
Leisemer716/
Lessemer711/
Lesseime711/
Lassemma711/
Lisciema711/
Hlaisema711/
Leesamma711/
Leisamma711/
Lezama6758,952/
Losima672,103/
Lesomo671,256/
Lisama67718/
Lasama67672/
Lexima67655/
Lasoma67433/
Lejima67363/
Lasima67247/
Lesimo67208/
Losoma67171/
Legima67147/
Ligema67117/
Lisoma67111/
Lisima6786/
Losama6777/
Lezima6728/
Lecemi6726/
Lezoma6722/
Liseme6711/
Lesime6711/
Lechemeau679/
Lezemi679/
Lisemo675/
Lejemo674/
Losemo674/
Lesamo673/
Lezeme673/
Lecima673/
Lsemod672/
Lijema671/
Lsaama671/
Lisemi671/
Lozema671/
Lysemo671/
Lesimi671/
Lshemy671/
Locema671/

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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 Lesema
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