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Where Does The Last Name Les Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Les (Bengali: লেস, Hindi: लेस, Marathi: लेस, Oriya: େଲସ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Leš, Leş, Leș, Leś or Lés. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Les? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 49,581^st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 702,482 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Les live; 28 percent live in Eastern Europe and 23 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,704^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 94,596 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Romania, where 11 percent live.

Les Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Les has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Les surname rose 2,538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Les Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Les surname are 1.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Les earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $53,420 CAD per year.