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

The last name Lesam (Hindi: लेसम, Oriya: େଲସମ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesam? popularity and diffusion

Lesam is the 2,555,468th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Lesam live; 25 percent live in Oceania Islands and 25 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lesam is also the 578,640th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 239 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 93 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

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 surname increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lesam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesam last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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