Lesifa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lesifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lesifa Last Name Facts

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

Lesifa is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lesifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Lesifa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesifa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Lesifa is most numerous in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Aside from Botswana this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesefa83385/
Lesifi8338/
Lesife8333/
Lasifa8328/
Lasifah7747/
Litsifa772/
Letsifi771/
Lescifi771/
Lisifah771/
Lits'ifa7126/
Leisifer7112/
Leishifi719/
Lit'sifa713/
Leiseifer6731/
Losefa6710/
Lesefi676/
Lesyfi673/
Lesefe672/
Lesefo671/
Lezifi671/
Lecify671/
Leysieffer6336/
Leisieffer631/
Litsifo6268/
Lasefah621/
Lasipha621/
Lishefay5767/
Lyshefai5710/
Lassifou578/
Leishiphi5321/
Licefi505/
Loicefaith501/
L'Schiffer501/
Lisefe501/

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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 Lesifa
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