Lesoja Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Lesoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
Lesoja (15) may also be a first name.
Lesoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lesoja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesoja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lesoja live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name on earth It is held by 15 people.
The last name Lesoja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 26 percent reside.
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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 Lesoja
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