Leso Surname

79,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Leso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,6441:14,8681,872
Italy9531:64,17311,457
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Botswana3421:6,3951,066
Ukraine2221:205,05727,643
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
England161:3,482,379114,324
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Finland71:785,24338,644
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lešo (138) & Lesó (61) are calculated separately.

Leso (578) may also be a first name.

Leso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leso (Hindi: लेसो, Marathi: लेसो, Russian: Лесьо) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Lešo or Lesó. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,515th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,188,058 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Leso reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 348,378th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 578 people.

Leso is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,644 people, or 1 in 14,868. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Limpopo, where 38 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Leso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leso surname expanded 21,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leso last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leso surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lešo92138/
Lesó9261/
Lesso892,668/
Lesot89850/
Lesho89557/
Letso89547/
Leyso89246/
Lesoy89224/
Leeso89200/
Lesio89159/
Lesgo89119/
Laeso89112/
Leaso8985/
Leiso8964/
Lesop8941/
Lesou8936/
Lesoa8929/
Lesoo8921/
Lesoi8918/
Lesoh8917/
Lexso8910/
Lesos895/
Lieso893/
Loeso892/
Lesuo892/
Leuso892/
Lehso891/
Lezso891/
Lso868/
Leshoo80880/
Lesuoa80431/
Letsos80416/
Lessou80412/
Letsou80201/
Leisos80103/
Leatso8082/
Leisso8065/
Leisou8059/
Leshou8056/
Leisio8038/
Leesoh8035/
Leitso8029/
Lesous8027/
Leasos8027/
Laesoh8026/
Lejszo8022/
Lessoa8019/
Lesout8014/
Lessoy8011/
Letsio8010/
Leesoy809/
Lehsoh809/
Lessos807/
Letsoi806/
Leasot806/
Lesooa806/
Lessoh804/
Leesoo804/
Letsho803/
Liesso802/
Loesio802/
Lesoit802/
Letsoo802/
Leysho801/
Leshot801/
Lesott801/
Lesoux801/
Leasio801/
Leeseo801/
Leesos801/
Lessop801/
Llesoi801/
Lehsoa801/
Leasou801/
Leasso801/
Lesgou801/
Lesoch801/
Lesouz801/
Letsot801/
Leysoa801/
Ledsou801/
Leshoi801/
Leshuo801/
Lesoid801/
Lesoth801/
Lesoud801/
Letsoh801/
Lesa7513,818/
Laso757,485/
Loso754,550/
Liso754,375/
Lezo751,369/
Lejo75672/
Leco75645/
Leço7583/
Lyso7541/
Lexo7541/
Lsos754/
Lsoo752/
Lsot752/
Lsso751/
Lsgo751/
Lsoa751/
Lsod751/
Lsoi751/
Ljso751/
Letsios73797/
Letshoo73275/
Leschot73131/
Leissoo7343/
Lessoud7341/
Leassou7337/
Lessous7333/
Hlessou7328/
Letshou7324/
Lehesoo7319/
Hletsos7313/
Leissos739/
Lesoult738/
Leshcho738/
Leissou733/
Lessuos732/
Letsooh732/
Leisseo731/
Leshooe731/
Lieshou731/
Lessott730/
Lessoit730/
Leshout730/
Leisout730/
Lasso6739,505/
Lessa6732,457/
Lesia673,465/
Letsa673,215/
Leysa672,962/
Losso672,435/
Lasoi672,102/
Losio671,739/
Lisco671,507/
Leyco671,472/
Lezou671,320/
Lisso671,280/
Luiso671,267/
Leasa671,027/
Lasio67997/
Lesha67932/
Leisa67923/
Laiso67835/
Lliso67634/
Lesas67560/
Lisot67482/
Lecou67474/
Liesa67413/
Losoy67293/
Lisio67284/
Lioso67225/
Lisgo67200/
Lisoy67199/
Lezuo67197/
Laesa67195/
Lejot67194/
Litso67179/
Losoh67171/
Lecoy67167/
Lisho67167/
Hliso67164/
Losoi67143/
Loesa67133/
Lasoy67128/
Lasoh67125/
Lezos67116/
Lisoň67113/
Leczo67111/
Losho67111/
Lasho67108/
Legio67108/
Lesap67103/
Lejop6793/
Leusa6792/
Liaso6792/
Laaso6790/
Ledjo6790/
Lerzo6789/
Leššo6788/
Leeco6783/
Leijo6775/
Leçoj6772/
Lisoi6769/
Hlesa6768/
Lesau6763/
Lecio6756/
Lecho6756/
Layso6756/
Llaso6756/
Lezzo6751/
Lejou6750/
Lisoa6749/
Lesaa6747/
Lejsa6742/
Loiso6740/
Lisou6739/
Leasă6739/
Leixo6735/
Lezot6733/
Lysio6730/
Lasoo6726/
Lesah6724/
Leesa6722/
Hlaso6722/
Leizo6720/
Lezas6720/
Lysoň6719/
Lesza6717/
Lejoh6716/
Lysoy6715/
Lezio6712/
Lysoi6712/
Ležoň6711/
Lisoh6710/
Lezoo6710/
Lisop679/
Lisjo679/
Lasoň679/
Losoj679/
Leejo678/
Lisos678/
Lejzo678/
Lisoo676/
Lejoi676/
Lesga675/
Lečas675/
Lesja675/
Lehsa675/
Lasuo674/
Lesat674/
Lejoy674/
Lecoj674/
Llezo674/
Lexsa673/
Llesa673/
Llejo673/
Leseu673/
Lecoo672/
Letco672/
Lexoi672/
Leishout672/
L'Eco672/
Laezo672/
Lessoult672/
Lezoň672/
Lejco672/
Lisod672/
Leazo672/
Lysoh671/
Lezoy671/
Lejoo671/
Leezo671/
Gliso671/
Lȉiso671/
Liszo671/
Lloso671/
Lsuoa671/
Loyso671/
Lyoso671/
Lysou671/
Lejjo671/
Lazso671/
Liezo671/
Leschots671/
Letsó671/
Leças671/
Lhaso671/
Lesxa671/
Lysoo671/
Hleco671/
Hlezo671/
Lisuo671/
Lojso671/
Letshott671/
Lozso671/
Lsodd671/
Ljsuo671/
Lyceo671/
Lezho671/
Lezoa671/
Lhoso671/
Lahso671/

Leso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leso in the Hindi language
लेसोleso-
Leso in the Marathi language
लेसोleso-
Leso in the Russian language
Лесьоleso-

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leso
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