Leshongo Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leshongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Leshongo Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Leshongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leshongo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,117,665. In Tanzania Leshongo is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 36 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Leshongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Leshongo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letshongo941/
Leshogo93133/
Leshono931/
Lesongoi889/
Letshogo885/
Lessongo884/
Leshango882/
Leshoono881/
Lechongo881/
Lesogo86344/
Lisongo804,208/
Letsogo80727/
Losongo80456/
Leshona80136/
Leszogo8035/
Lasongo8032/
Lysongo8032/
Lessogo8028/
Lessono804/
Lezongo803/
Lechogo801/
Lechono801/
Lesougo801/
Lishono801/
Lossongo7528/
Lisiongo7521/
Lessougo7514/
Laesango7510/
Lechogoo754/
Letshona754/
Loshango754/
Lishengo752/
Lishonga752/
Letsango751/
Leshanga751/
Lechango751/
Lashango751/
Lissongo751/
Letsiono751/
Lishango751/
Lezogo711,065/
Lesaningo71115/
Lesona7178/
Lesoga7154/
Lysogo713/
Lechong'a711/
Lisogo711/
Lessougou711/
Hlasongou711/
Lishaango711/
Lisango67886/
Lizongo67445/
Lechago67300/
Losango67181/
Lechona6787/
Lessona6784/
Leshaga6755/
Lisonga6736/
Lesanga6736/
Letsoga6735/
Leshana6719/
Llesona6713/
Lasonga6712/
Losonga679/
Letsona676/
Lasango675/
Letsago674/
Hlasoungou672/
Lishona671/
Laysono671/
Lishago671/
Hlassongou671/
Lezonga671/
Lessago671/
Lisomgo671/

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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 Leshongo
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