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 found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesheshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lesheshe is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesheshe are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 3 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho Lesheshe is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

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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