Lesheshe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lesheshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesheshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lesheshe (3) may also be a first name.

Lesheshe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesheshe is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesheshe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesheshe live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lesheshe is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 3 people.

The surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho Lesheshe is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesese861,622/
Leshes860/
Lesetse80156/
Lesches8071/
Lechese806/
Leshets802/
Leshish802/
Lesesce801/
Lesesch801/
Leseser801/
Letsese801/
Leisheiser781/
Leses7743/
Leshashi7599/
Leshishi7550/
Lecheche7544/
Letsetse7534/
Lechesea751/
Leshches751/
Lehesese750/
Lesesa712,032/
Lleses71217/
Lesses71210/
Leches71189/
Leyses71131/
Lieses7134/
Lesish7116/
Leises7114/
Leases715/
Leheshych713/
Lesies712/
Lecese712/
Lechesser711/
Leshchysh711/
Lecesse67106/
Leshosi6797/
Leisses6765/
Leseche6763/
Leseize6759/
Lleches6754/
Leshetz6743/
Lechesi6741/
Lichese6716/
Leshich6711/
Leeches6711/
Laishes6710/
Lesetsi6710/
Lishesa675/
Leshose675/
Leiseas674/
Lesèche673/
Lhesest672/
Lexesee672/
Liesses671/
Lezishe671/
Leshasi671/
Liseshe671/
Lichesh671/
Lishets671/
Lisheys671/
Leseshe671/
Letches671/
L'Esses671/
Leysses671/
Lescece671/
Lesiesz671/
Let'set'se671/
Letchetche671/
Leishys671/
Llieses671/

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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 Lesheshe
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