Leshega Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leshega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2371:228,59823,729
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Leshega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leshega (Russian: Лешега) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leshega is the 1,048,281st most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Leshega is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leshega reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Leshega is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 228,598. In South Africa Leshega is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Limpopo, where 30 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 29 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Leshega Last Name Statistics demography

Leshega earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.03% less than the national average, earning R 161,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letshega934/
Lesega9226/
Leshaga8655/
Leszega8645/
Leshiga8634/
Leshego8625/
Letsega8610/
Lechega865/
Leshege863/
Leseega861/
Lleshgegaj8257/
Lishenga8032/
Letsekga8018/
Leshinga803/
Letshego801/
Lesego772,479/
Lesaga7765/
Lesiga7762/
Lesoga7754/
Lesege7739/
Lasega777/
Lesegi771/
Losega771/
Leshingaa752/
Lesiege71154/
Leshogo71133/
Lesigha7165/
Leceaga7136/
Lishego7131/
Liszega7124/
Lessaga7117/
Lessego7115/
Leseige713/
Lessege712/
Leshigo712/
Leseges712/
Lezeaga711/
Lechego711/
Lissega711/
Lishaga711/
Lishiga711/
Leiceaga67108/
Leshingo6741/
Leizeaga6724/
Leyzeaga6723/
Leseguis6719/
Leseguiz677/
Leseguez673/
Lesegues673/
Lessagai672/
Lishinga672/
Lishengo672/
Leyceaga671/
Leysegui671/
Lsegi671/

Leshega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leshega in the Russian language
Лешегаlesega-

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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
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  • 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 Leshega
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