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
Leso Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Leso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leso (Hindi: लेसो, Marathi: लेसो, Russian: Лесьо) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Lešo or Lesó. Click here for other potential spellings of Leso.
How Common Is The Last Name Leso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leso is the 79,515th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,188,058 people. The surname Leso is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Leso reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Leso is also the 348,378th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 578 people.
Leso is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,644 people, or 1 in 14,868. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Limpopo, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leso last name increased 21,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Leso are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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
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- 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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