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
Average Leshan Salary in
United States
$60,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leshan (Hindi: लेशन, Marathi: लेशन, Russian: Лешан) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Leshañ. Click here for further possible spellings of Leshan.
How Common Is The Last Name Leshan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,898th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,144,401 people. The surname Leshan is mostly found 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 widely held first name globally It is held by 16,974 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4,138 people, or 1 in 11,160. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 58 percent live, Kajiado County, where 32 percent live and Nakuru County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 23 percent live and Ukraine, where 3 percent live.
Leshan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Leshan last name is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Leshan surname 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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