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 last name Lezha (Russian: Лежа) is most common in Albania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lezha.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lezha is the 2,483,783rd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Lezha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Lezha live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in Albano-Europe. Lezha is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.
It is most common in Albania, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 80,946. In Albania it is most numerous in: Shkodër County, where 61 percent reside, Tirana County, where 31 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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
- 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 Lezha
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