Lezhe Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Lezhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Lezhë (2) are calculated separately.
Lezhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lezhe (Russian: Леже) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as a variant: Lezhë. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezhe? popularity and diffusion
Lezhe is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Lezhe reside; 42 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 33 percent are found and China, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lezhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezhe in the Russian language | ||
| Леже | leze | - |
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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 Lezhe
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