Lesia Surname
Approximately 3,465 people bear this surname
Lesia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,705 | 1:1,192 | 93 |
| South Africa | 1,594 | 1:33,989 | 4,347 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Lesia (80,933) may also be a first name.
Lesia Demographics
Average Lesia Salary in
United States
$29,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lesia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lesia (Georgian: ლესია, Oriya: େଲସିଆ) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,558th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,103,188 people. The last name Lesia occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lesia are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,229th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 80,933 people.
The surname Lesia is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,705 people, or 1 in 1,192. In Lesotho Lesia is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 28 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent are found and Berea District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 46 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Lesia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lesia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lesia surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lesia Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lesia earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 31.83% less than the national average, earning R 162,000 per year and in United States they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning $29,391 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lesia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lesia in the Georgian language | ||
| ლესია | lesia | - |
| Lesia in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲସିଆ | elasi'a | - |
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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 Lesia
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