Leshan Surname
Approximately 6,368 people bear this surname
Leshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,138 | 1:11,160 | 1,403 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Ukraine | 193 | 1:235,869 | 31,217 |
| Russia | 185 | 1:779,044 | 64,443 |
| Moldova | 151 | 1:23,585 | 3,939 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Transnistria | 94 | 1:5,050 | 881 |
| Belarus | 34 | 1:279,443 | 32,011 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Leshañ (1) are calculated separately.
Leshan (16,974) may also be a first name.
Leshan Demographics
Leshan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Leshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leshan (Hindi: लेशन, Marathi: लेशन, Russian: Лешан) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Leshañ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leshan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leshan is the 76,898th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,144,401 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Leshan reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leshan is also the 42,576th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 16,974 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,138 people, or 1 in 11,160. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 58 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 32 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Kenya Leshan exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 23 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.
Leshan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Leshan are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.
Leshan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning $60,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leshan in the Marathi language | ||
| लेशन | lesana | - |
| Leshan in the Hindi language | ||
| लेशन | lesana | 66.67 |
| लेशान | lesana | 33.33 |
| Leshan in the Russian language | ||
| Лешан | lesan | - |
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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 Leshan
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