Lesam Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lesam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lesam (239) may also be a first name.

Lesam Last Name Facts

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

Lesam (Hindi: लेसम, Oriya: େଲସମ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Lesam is mostly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Lesam reside; 25 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 25 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 578,640th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 239 people.

Lesam is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 93 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Lesam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lesam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lesam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lesam surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Lesam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesame91446/
Lessam91138/
Ledsam9180/
Leesam9153/
Leisam918/
Lesham915/
Laesam914/
Leasam911/
Lsam8914/
Ledsham83633/
Leisham8313/
Leessam832/
Lessamn831/
Leseame831/
Leadsam830/
Lasam803,738/
Lesan802,624/
Lecam80360/
Lisam80271/
Lezam8026/
Losam8012/
Lejam8011/
Lesom807/
Lexam802/
Lsaim801/
Leadsham7734/
Leishamn775/
Leshan736,368/
Lesane731,665/
Lesang73985/
Lesian73677/
Leesan73636/
Lasham73264/
Lessan73234/
Lesaan73181/
Lesain73167/
Lassam73163/
Lezzam73143/
Leisan73128/
Ledsom73114/
Leysan7399/
Lehsan7391/
Letsom7370/
Lisham7368/
Laysam7368/
Lossam7345/
Lissam7343/
Laisam7343/
Lesann7337/
Ledjam7333/
Leesom7328/
Lisame7328/
Lesant7323/
Lesean7315/
Leasan7310/
Lesanh7310/
Lasaim738/
Lezame737/
Leesem737/
Letsan737/
Lesome736/
Lezgam734/
Leisem733/
Leycam733/
Lesand733/
Lecham732/
Lezaum732/
Liesan732/
Lisaam731/
Ledsem731/
Leasom731/
Leacom731/
Llisam731/
Le'cam731/
Leusan731/
Letjam731/
Lhasam731/
Luisam731/
Lejame731/
Lahsam731/
Leshañ731/
Losham730/
Liscam730/
Lexsan730/
Lexsom730/
Lesasn730/
Leasem730/
Lessom730/
Liseam730/
Leidscham7114/
Lesaint671,607/
Ledsome67489/
Lesaane67406/
Leseane67375/
Lessane67247/
Leshane67219/
Lesaine67192/
Leadsom67108/
Letsane6786/
Leyshan6767/
Lsom6756/
Lesaing6755/
Letsome6750/
Leesang6747/
Leshome6740/
Ljam6737/
Lesanne6721/
Lessang6718/
Lesheim6716/
Leicham6714/
Lehssan6711/
Leyshom6711/
Laassam679/
Legiamg675/
Lechham674/
Lessant674/
Lsan674/
Lessain673/
Lesjean673/
Lzam673/
Leasank673/
Leecham672/
Letcham672/
Leshaun672/
Leasane672/
Leisang672/
Lashaum672/
Lesshan672/
Leschan672/
Leshang672/
Le'sane672/
Leisane672/
Lissame672/
Leishan672/
Leeshan672/
Lechaim671/
Liehsan671/
Leshain671/
Lessand671/
Laisham671/
Leassan671/
Ledshan671/
Leesane671/
Leessan671/
Llerzam671/
Leassem671/
Liessan671/
D'Lasam671/
Leshann671/
Leshaan671/
Lessoum671/
Letsang671/
Lsem671/
Lahsaim671/
Laehsom671/
Laesoom671/
Leasean671/
Leesand671/
Leesean671/
Lassham670/
Leasang670/
Lashham670/
Leedsan670/
Leshank670/

Lesam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesam in the Oriya language
େଲସମelasama-
Lesam in the Hindi language
लेसमlesama33.33
लेसामlesama33.33
लेसमाlesama33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesam
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