Lesha Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
Lesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 641 | 1:82,592 | 8,443 |
| Albania | 101 | 1:28,852 | 4,548 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lesha (2,420) may also be a first name.
Lesha Demographics
Average Lesha Salary in
United States
$60,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lesha (Hindi: लेशा, Marathi: लेशा) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lesha is the 382,080th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Lesha reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,669th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 2,420 people.
The last name Lesha is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 82,592. In Tanzania Lesha is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 45 percent reside, Mara Region, where 30 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Lesha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lesha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesha surname expanded 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lesha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lesha surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lesha last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Lesha earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lesha in the Marathi language | ||
| लेशा | lesa | 97.22 |
| लेषा | lesa | 2.78 |
| Lesha in the Hindi language | ||
| लेशा | lesa | 93.55 |
| लेषा | lesa | 6.45 |
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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 Lesha
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