Leshey Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Leshey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Leshey (10) may also be a first name.
Leshey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leshey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leshey (Russian: Лешей) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leshey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Leshey live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Leshey is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent live and Littoral Region, where 43 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.
Leshey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leshey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leshey last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leshey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leshey in the Russian language | ||
| Лешей | lesej | - |
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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 Leshey
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