Lezha Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Lezha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 36 | 1:80,946 | 8,634 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Lezha (25) may also be a first name.
Lezha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lezha (Russian: Лежа) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Lezha is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Lezha reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name internationally, held by 25 people.
It is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 80,946. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 61 percent live, Tirana County, where 31 percent live and Vlorë County, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lezha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezha in the Russian language | ||
| Лежа | leza | - |
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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 Lezha
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