Leshego Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Leshego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Leshego (95) may also be a first name.

Leshego Last Name Facts

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

Leshego (Russian: Лешего) occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshego? popularity and diffusion

Leshego is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Leshego occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshego are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 95 people.

This surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Not including Botswana this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letshego931/
Lesego922,479/
Leshega86239/
Leshogo86133/
Lishego8631/
Lessego8615/
Leshigo862/
Lechego861/
Leshingo8041/
Letshega804/
Lishengo802/
Lesogo77344/
Losego77322/
Lisego7741/
Lesega7726/
Lesigo775/
Leshaga7155/
Leszega7145/
Leszogo7135/
Leshiga7134/
Lessogo7128/
Lessigo7113/
Letsega7110/
Letsigo719/
Lechega715/
Leseega711/
Lichego711/
Lesaigo711/
Lessago711/
Lishago711/
Lishenga6732/
Letsekga6718/
Lesaigho6713/
Leshinga673/
Lesaingo671/

Leshego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leshego in the Russian language
Лешегоlesego-

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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 Leshego
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