Leshoko Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leshoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Leshoko (141) may also be a first name.

Leshoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leshoko is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leshoko is the 1,849,867th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Leshoko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshoko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Leshoko is also the 778,371st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 141 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania Leshoko is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Leshoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leshoko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeshoko931/
Lesoko928/
Leshokhoa8813/
Leshoka8638/
Lessoko862/
Lishoko862/
Letshuko802/
Letchoko801/
Leschuko801/
Losoko77985/
Lisoko77747/
Lesako77347/
Lesoka7779/
Leseko778/
Lasoko775/
Lechoco7188/
Lishoka7160/
Lesakoy7149/
Lishuko7134/
Lishako719/
Lessako711/
Leshaka711/
Lsokosh711/
Lesseko711/
Lisokoa711/
Leshcheuko711/
Leshuka711/
Losioko711/
Leisako711/
Lesheka711/
Loshako711/
Ljaschko679/
Lechocka675/
Lesiakoi674/
Lyasheko672/
Letshaka671/
Lossokou671/
Lichotko671/
Leshekha671/
Leitsuko671/

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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 Leshoko
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