Leso Surname
Approximately 6,134 people bear this surname
Leso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,644 | 1:14,868 | 1,872 |
| Italy | 953 | 1:64,173 | 11,457 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Botswana | 342 | 1:6,395 | 1,066 |
| Ukraine | 222 | 1:205,057 | 27,643 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Lešo (138) & Lesó (61) are calculated separately.
Leso (578) may also be a first name.
Leso Demographics
Average Leso Salary in
United States
$40,715 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leso (Hindi: लेसो, Marathi: लेसो, Russian: Лесьо) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Lešo or Lesó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leso? popularity and diffusion
Leso is the 79,515th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,188,058 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Leso live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 348,378th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 578 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,644 people, or 1 in 14,868. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Limpopo, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Leso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leso surname increased 21,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Leso last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Leso last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Leso earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 45.69% less than the national average, earning €16,309 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.54% less than the national average, earning R 131,796 per year and in United States they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $40,715 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leso in the Hindi language | ||
| लेसो | leso | - |
| Leso in the Marathi language | ||
| लेसो | leso | - |
| Leso in the Russian language | ||
| Лесьо | leso | - |
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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 Leso
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