Lisema Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lisema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lisema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Lisema (1,339) may also be a first name.

Lisema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lisema occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lisema are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lisema is also the 214,640th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,339 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho Lisema is most numerous in: Berea District, where 38 percent are found, Leribe District, where 23 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 22 percent are found. Barring Lesotho Lisema occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Lisema Last Name Statistics demography

Lisema earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning R 170,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laisema9222/
Lisciema861/
Hlaisema861/
Lisama83718/
Ligema83117/
Lisoma83111/
Lusema8399/
Lisima8386/
Lesema8383/
Liseme8311/
Lisemo835/
Lijema831/
Lisemi831/
Letsema77598/
Legisma77251/
Lejisma7733/
Lichema7721/
Lisemer7716/
Lesesma7710/
Laisima779/
Lisamma779/
Llusema778/
Ledsema774/
Laisoma774/
Litsima774/
Lishama774/
Lissemi772/
Lushema772/
Lijesma772/
Lusemma771/
Luisemi771/
Lishoma771/
Leshema771/
Liesemi771/
Lisiemo771/
Lissima771/
Lisamea771/
Laisemo771/
Laisama771/
Loisima771/
Luisima771/
Leisama770/
Loisimaa7167/
Laisimau7138/
Letshema7124/
Liesimaa7113/
Laisamma7112/
Luigemaa719/
Liaicema717/
Leisemer716/
Lissamma715/
Liaisama714/
Letseema711/
Leisamma711/
Ledsesma711/
Lishamma711/
Lishaama711/
Luisamma711/
Lushemma711/
Laizeima711/
Lezama6758,952/
Lizama6730,305/
Lisimo671,273/
Lusama671,060/
Lesoma67894/
Lusemo67665/
Lexima67655/
Lesama67483/
Leseme67389/
Lejima67363/
Ligima67264/
Lusima67208/
Legima67147/
Luzima67101/
Lisomo6775/
Lusoma6731/
Lezema6728/
Lezima6728/
Legema6724/
Lezoma6722/
Lizima6721/
Lesima6713/
Licima679/
Lisimi679/
Lesemo677/
Lijima676/
Lisime675/
Lizoma673/
Lecima673/
Luzema672/
Lecema672/
Lizyma671/
Lisamo671/
Lishemess671/
Lesemi671/
Lyxima671/
Lizeme671/
Lysemo671/
Lejema671/

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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 Lisema
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