Lesinya Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lesinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Lesinya (16) may also be a first name.

Lesinya Last Name Facts

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

Lesinya (Russian: Лесиня) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesinya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesinya reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lesinya is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

Lesinya is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa Lesinya is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 45 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Lesinya Last Name Statistics demography

Lesinya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.88% less than the national average, earning R 133,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesenya861,453/
Lesinia866/
Lesinyo861/
Leshenya8031/
Lesainia809/
Lesiņa772/
Lsinha771/
Leschenya7599/
Leshingia751/
Lesenyo71134/
Lysenya7190/
Leshchenya7178/
Lesenia7123/
Lecinia715/
Lesinjo714/
Lisinha712/
Lesinho711/
Lesinio711/
Lesenea711/
Lezinja711/
Lizenya711/
Lisenya711/
Llesenia672/
Liscinia672/
Lescenia672/

Lesinya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesinya in the Russian language
Лесиняlesina-

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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 Lesinya
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