Letesi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Letesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Letesi (65) may also be a first name.

Letesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letesi is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Letesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Letesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letesi are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Beside Malawi Letesi exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letese83123/
Litesi834/
Letisi834/
Leteci831/
Letezgi774/
Lethese772/
Letedji772/
Letesey770/
Leatease711/
Letezier711/
Letizi67330/
Leteze6726/
Letice6725/
Letize6724/
Letiza675/
Litesy673/
Leitheser673/
Letisy671/
Liteji671/
Letise671/
Litegi671/
Lettegest670/

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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 Letesi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis