Leshai Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Leshai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Leshai (41) may also be a first name.
Leshai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leshai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leshai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leshai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Leshai reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Leshai is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 82 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Leshai
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