Lesage Surname

18,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lesage Surname User-submission:

This is a French surname, meaning 'wise man'. It is derived from the word sage, meaning 'wise', sometimes with 'the' at the start, typically le).

Lesage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,9191:3,175212
Canada3,4901:10,5571,588
United States2,4911:145,50715,024
Belgium1,4551:7,9011,095
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Haiti691:154,8396,504
England661:844,21344,691
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Australia411:658,43245,385
Honduras351:251,8982,491
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Austria201:425,77243,235
Nicaragua201:301,0543,003
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Czechia161:664,59262,292
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gabon41:472,2983,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

Lesage (195) may also be a first name.

Lesage Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a French surname, meaning 'wise man'. It is derived from the word sage, meaning 'wise', sometimes with 'the' at the start, typically le).

- deleted-173293

Lesage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesage occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lesage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesage? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,856th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 249,420 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Lesage are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Lesage is also the 649,894th most widely held first name on earth, held by 195 people.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 20,919 people, or 1 in 3,175. In France Lesage is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 13 percent live. Barring France this last name is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Lesage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lesage has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lesage surname are 8.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Lesage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.06% more than the national average, earning R 354,216 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $43,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshage92884/
Lessage92551/
Lesaige9267/
Lesaege9246/
Lesager9241/
Lesange9219/
Letsage923/
Leasage921/
Le'sage921/
Lesages921/
Leshange8696/
Letshage8612/
Lessange862/
Leshakge861/
L'Essage861/
Lessaige861/
Lasage83439/
Lecage83222/
Lejage83169/
Lesaga8365/
Lesege8339/
Lisage8323/
Lesoge834/
Lesace832/
Lesase831/
Lesaje831/
Lesaze831/
L'Sage831/
Lezage830/
Lesageová804/
Leedsager801/
Letsoge77218/
Lesiege77154/
Lissage77136/
Leshaga7755/
Lisange7755/
Lysager7717/
Lessaga7717/
Lesache7714/
Lechage7713/
Lejhage779/
Lisager778/
Loisage776/
Leshege773/
Lassage773/
Liceage773/
Leseige773/
Letsase773/
Lessege772/
Lesause771/
Lesangi771/
Lasauge771/
Llasage771/
Lesoger771/
Letjage771/
Lesiaga771/
Lesauce771/
Lesonge770/
Lassauge71321/
Lesacher71207/
Lesaguis7179/
Lesachey7169/
Lesachet717/
Leshakhe716/
Letshase715/
Lessaguy715/
Lets'ase713/
Lessagai712/
Letshoge712/
Llasagge711/
Let'sase711/
Lezose671,096/
Lisase67479/
Lazage67174/
Lessacher6799/
Lecoge6797/
Lesasi6771/
Lesoga6754/
Lasege6726/
Lezaga675/
Lisege674/
Losoge674/
Losege674/
Lezaze673/
Lisaga672/
Lejose671/
Lesose671/
Lshagi671/
Lesaji671/
Liesooghe671/
Lisaje671/
Lesegi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Lesage
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis