Leshapa Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leshapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho941:21,6234,480
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291

Leshapa (18) may also be a first name.

Leshapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leshapa is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leshapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshapa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Leshapa is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 21,623. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 51 percent live, Leribe District, where 22 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live.

Leshapa Last Name Statistics demography

Leshapa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning R 228,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshapha933/
Lesapa9222/
Leshapaya881/
Letsapa861,851/
Liesapa866/
Laesapa861/
Lishapa861/
Lashapa860/
Lsapa831/
Lishapai802/
Lesapo771,177/
Lasapa7786/
Lisapa7733/
Lesepa776/
Lesopa773/
Lesapi772/
Lesape771/
Losapa771/
Lichapa711,177/
Letsapo71616/
Leshope71482/
Lesoipa71343/
Letsape71179/
Letsopa71174/
Letsapi718/
Lesapho716/
Lesgapi712/
Leshopi711/
Litsapa711/
Leisape711/
Lesapei711/
Lishapi711/
Lisapai711/
Litchapa67238/
Letsopha6793/
Lesshope6770/
Laesopha6761/
Lechappe6757/
Leisaphy6713/
Leesopha675/
Loshapoi674/
Lcapa673/
Loshapoo671/
Lesaphie671/
Lets'apo671/
L'Schappach671/
Lechappé671/

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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 Leshapa
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