Lesome Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lesome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lesome (7) may also be a first name.

Lesome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesome is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesome? popularity and diffusion

Lesome is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lesome reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 7 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledsome92489/
Letsome9250/
Leshome9240/
Lesomes921/
Lesgome921/
Lesom917/
Lettsome861,101/
Lethsome861/
Lessomme861/
Leshomme861/
Lesommes861/
Leadsome860/
Lesoma83894/
Lesame83446/
Leseme83389/
Ledsom83114/
Letsom8370/
Leesom8328/
Lasome8323/
Lesomi8312/
Losome834/
Lecome832/
Leasom831/
Lesume831/
Lisome831/
Lexsom830/
Lessom830/
Lsom8056/
Leshommes8019/
Leadsom77108/
Lissome7774/
Leyshom7711/
Liscome778/
Leicome774/
Lashome772/
Leseeme772/
Lejoume771/
Lasomie771/
Lesiame771/
Leshume771/
Lezoume771/
Lechome771/
Llesomi771/
Leshoma771/
Lessoum771/
Lisomer770/
Lisom73389/
Lesam7357/
Lezom7315/
Lejom735/
Lecom734/
Lysom732/
Lshom731/
Lexom731/
Lsoma731/
Lessouma712/
Lissoume711/
Leuziome711/
Lesomägi711/
Leachome710/
Lissom67938/
Lesuma67573/
Lesama67483/
Lessam67138/
Lisoma67111/
Liscom67103/
Lazome6784/
Ledsam6780/
Leesam6753/
Lisomi6736/
Lisame6728/
Lecame6723/
Lezoma6722/
Lechom6718/
Laseme6715/
Laisom6713/
Lesami6712/
Liseme6711/
Lejomi6710/
Lezoum679/
Leisam678/
Lasame678/
Lezame677/
Lesham675/
Loseme675/
Lasomi675/
Leyzom674/
Lyscom673/
Lezeme673/
Lexume672/
Lazeme672/
Lesumi672/
Losame672/
Lozame672/
Litsom672/
Lisgom671/
Lhezom671/
Leecom671/
Leacom671/
Lizeme671/
Lozeme671/
Lasóme671/
Lejuom671/
Leasam671/
Lesemi671/
Lexame671/
Leycom671/
Lejame671/
Laysom670/
Lecomy670/
Glisom670/
Leejom670/

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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 Lesome
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