Lesofe Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lesofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2991:6,7981,446
South Africa1391:389,76834,651

Lesofe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesofe is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lesofe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesofe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 679,794th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Lesofe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesofe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Lesofe is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 6,798. In Lesotho Lesofe is mostly found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 31 percent live, Berea District, where 18 percent live and Quthing District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent live.

Lesofe Last Name Statistics demography

Lesofe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.15% less than the national average, earning R 165,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesoefe928/
Lesof9110/
Lesoif83155/
Lesofi8358/
Lessof836/
Lesoff834/
Lesefe832/
Lesouf832/
Lesofa831/
Losofe831/
Lessoff7732/
Leshoff7710/
Leasoff777/
Lesouëf776/
Lecoffe772/
Lieshof771/
Lasoffe771/
Lesoffa771/
Leysoff771/
Lesov734,236/
Lesow7323/
Lisof736/
Lysof732/
Lesaf731/
Lexof731/
Lesaffer7192/
Lieshoff7144/
Leschofs7111/
Leatsoff710/
Lesova671,202/
Leshaf67526/
Lecouf67216/
Leshov67196/
Leysow67196/
Lessow67109/
Leusov6796/
Lisoff6745/
Lessov6736/
Lisofi6734/
Lesiow6730/
Lesiov6726/
Lisafe6719/
Lesovs6717/
Lecoff6716/
Leysov6714/
Lysoff6712/
Lezoff6710/
Lesafi679/
Leshow678/
Lesefi676/
Leasov675/
Lexoff674/
Letsov674/
Leshob673/
Ljoffe673/
Lijofe672/
Lesowa672/
Liesow672/
Lisefe671/
Ledsov671/
Lysouf671/
Lessaf671/
Lazefe671/
Leisow671/
Lasefe671/
Lisouf671/
Lexsow670/
Leusow670/
Lishof670/
Leesow670/

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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 Lesofe
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