Leseni Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leseni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leseni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Leseni (29) may also be a first name.

Leseni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leseni is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Leseni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leseni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leseni is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leseni live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 29 people.

The surname Leseni is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent live, Kisii County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Leseni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Leseni surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesenyi929/
Lieseni921/
Lesenich8613/
Leseenoi869/
Liseni83638/
Lesene83131/
Lesini8383/
Legeni832/
Lejeni831/
Lesesne771,012/
Leseane77375/
Leseine77288/
Lescene77267/
Leseney77193/
Lehsini77136/
Lesinoi7766/
Lesener7766/
Lysenyi7763/
Lehsene7755/
Leseneu775/
Laiseni775/
Liseyni773/
Lesiene772/
Lesaini772/
Loiseni771/
Legenis771/
Leseune771/
Lesenea771/
Leysene771/
Leženit771/
Lisenie771/
Lesinei770/
Lesened770/
Lehsaini71189/
Leisener718/
Leseinne713/
Lehseine712/
Liesiene712/
Leseigne711/
Lesesnes711/
Lisene671,084/
Legene67521/
Ligeni67326/
Lisini67120/
Lecene67108/
Legeny67104/
Legini6792/
Lesine6721/
Lezene679/
Lejene676/
Lesinh673/
Lezena673/
Lexene672/
Legenj672/
Leisehner671/
Lejini671/
Leseigner671/

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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
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  • 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 Leseni
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