Lesota Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lesota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lesota Last Name Facts

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

Lesota (Russian: Лесота) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lesota is the 1,718,748th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lesota live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Lesota is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,119,457. In Russia Lesota is mostly found in: Moscow Oblast, where 34 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 29 percent live and Pskov Oblast, where 12 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 29 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Lesota Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lesota last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Lesota earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshota92356/
Letsota92261/
Lesoeta924/
Lesotha923/
Letsohta861/
Lasota8313,800/
Lisota83306/
Lysota83218/
Leseta8355/
Lesoto8339/
Lesote8321/
Lejota8318/
Losota839/
Lecota830/
Lyasota77661/
Liasota77582/
Lesotho77572/
Lassota77504/
Lisotta77271/
Lesutha77159/
Leshuta77110/
Lechota7773/
Lesioti7759/
Lasotta7742/
Lasiota7736/
Lissota7734/
Lesoiti7729/
Lesoeti7722/
Leshoto7722/
Laszota7719/
Leshata7713/
Lesaeta778/
Leiseta777/
Leysoto774/
Lesoite774/
Lesoito774/
Lesotey774/
Lezotta773/
Lesiuta773/
Lesetha773/
Leshoti773/
Lisotha772/
Letsata772/
Lesetau771/
Lesotte771/
Lesseta771/
Lasotai771/
Lasouta771/
Leseeta771/
Lesoete771/
Lyshota771/
Lessata771/
Lesetta770/
Lsoto734/
Lsata731/
Leashoto71170/
Lassotta71136/
Lesiotis71135/
Leshotho71110/
Lesiotou7121/
Lyassota718/
Letshoti714/
Lahsotta712/
Lassouta712/
Letshata712/
Lischota711/
Lissotta711/
Leeseeta711/
Leshutha711/
Letsoiti711/
Lažeta67389/
Licota67167/
Lecoto67101/
Lezeta6769/
Lazota6758/
Lasata6750/
Lazeta6737/
Laseta6728/
Lyshchota6728/
Lizeta6727/
Liseta6720/
Lisata6710/
Ljusta677/
Losoto675/
Lozata675/
Lisote675/
Lisoti675/
Lisoto674/
Letshotho674/
Lasoto674/
Lesuti674/
Loseta673/
Lozeta672/
Leseto672/
Lezote671/
Lejoto671/
Lissoutha671/
Lizota671/
Lecouteau671/
L'Soto671/
Lijota671/
Lesate671/
Lsotto671/
Lesuto671/
Lecata670/

Lesota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesota in the Russian language
Лесотаlesota-

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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 Lesota
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