Leshao Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leshao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Leshao (711) may also be a first name.

Leshao Last Name Facts

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

Leshao has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leshao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 674,066th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Leshao is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshao are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 309,735th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 711 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya Leshao is mostly found in: Narok County, where 93 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 2 percent are found and Kisii County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 percent are found.

Leshao Last Name Statistics demography

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

Leshao earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.64% less than the national average, earning R 31,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesao9160/
Leshaiyo861/
Lishao8351/
Letsao8310/
Lechao831/
Lesaos831/
L'Shao831/
Liesaho7722/
Lesaout7719/
Leechao7710/
Letshoa778/
Lessaos774/
Lesagio772/
Lesaiyo771/
Lechaoi771/
Laishao771/
Leehsao771/
Lisao73687/
Lasao73169/
Lezao73125/
Losao7355/
Lesoa7329/
Lysao734/
Lessagio719/
Lehesaho715/
Lessaoud714/
Lesaoult711/
Leechaoy711/
Letsoaha711/
Letshoho711/
Letso'ha711/
Letshooa711/
Let'soha711/
Lesuoa67431/
Letsoa6765/
Losaho6748/
Lichao6741/
Losoha6728/
Lessoa6719/
Lesooa676/
Lissao675/
Luisao674/
Lisaoo673/
L'Chao673/
Lasoha673/
Lisaou671/
Lisoha671/
Llasao671/
Liosao671/
Lehsoa671/
L'Zhao671/
Leysoa671/
Lashoa671/
Lishoa671/
Lassao671/
Lasaoi671/

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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 Leshao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis