Leshira Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leshira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania401:1,323,54046,782
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Leshira (30) may also be a first name.

Leshira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leshira occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshira live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Leshira is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,323,540. In Tanzania Leshira is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

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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 Leshira
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