Luteshi Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luteshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luteshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Luteshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luteshi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luteshi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luteshi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Luteshi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya Luteshi is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 6 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Luteshi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutesha8641/
Liteshi8641/
Lutishi863/
Lutashi861/
Liutesi861/
Lutetchi802/
Leutashi801/
Liutessi801/
Lutosi777/
Lutisi774/
Lutezi772/
Lutese772/
Lutesa772/
Lutasi771/
Lutesy770/
Lutescher751/
Lutisha713/
Luttosi712/
Lutessa711/
Lutossi711/
Luthesa711/
Luteezi711/
Litashi711/
Luteasy711/
Lutesse710/
Lutesey710/
Luthize710/
Luttisit674/
Lautesse674/
Lautisha672/
Lutteche671/
Lautasih671/
Luthiser670/
Lutisher670/

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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 Luteshi
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