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 surname Leshoko is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshoko? popularity and diffusion

Leshoko is the 1,849,867th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshoko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Leshoko is also the 778,371st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 141 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania Leshoko is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Leshoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Leshoko surname is chiefly 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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