Lesly Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

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

Lesly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5611:14,5341,399
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
India601:12,784,423224,716
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Solomon Islands391:14,8732,820
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
France201:3,321,136213,627
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England151:3,714,537119,675
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Lesly (66,455) may also be a first name.

Lesly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesly (Marathi: लेसली) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,749th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,720,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Lesly are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 14,520th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 66,455 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 14,534. In Papua New Guinea Lesly is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 21 percent live, East New Britain, where 21 percent live and East Sepik, where 11 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Lesly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lesly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesly surname are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lesly earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,949 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesley916,355/
Lessly91189/
Liesly9129/
Leesly9115/
Leisly913/
Leslay913/
Leslhy911/
Lesliy911/
Leszly911/
Leslly911/
Leusly910/
Leshly910/
Lessley83982/
Leesley83214/
Leschly83135/
Leasley83119/
Leshley8369/
Leysley8327/
Lesliey835/
Leisley833/
Liesley831/
Leshliy831/
Lesleey831/
Leesely831/
Hlesley831/
Leslley831/
Leshlyi831/
Leisely831/
Leusley830/
Leislly830/
Lesli80251/
Lesle80215/
Lisly8026/
Leslé8010/
Lezly805/
Lesla803/
Leschley773/
Lessilly772/
Lesselly771/
L'Lesley771/
Lheslley771/
Leashley770/
Leishley770/
Leslie7368,767/
Leisle73291/
Leysle73218/
Lessle73171/
Lesler73160/
Leysli7346/
Leslee7345/
Leslei7312/
Lexley737/
Leslai737/
Lessli736/
Leslis735/
Lesles735/
Leslaa735/
Leslea733/
Liesle733/
Lezley732/
Liesli732/
Letsle732/
Lislay732/
Leslia731/
Leslez731/
Lesliz731/
Leslle731/
Leslli731/
Lejsle731/
Leisli731/
Lechly731/
Leszli731/
Lesleh731/
Leesli731/
Leecly730/
Lissly730/
Leasle730/
Lesslie67989/
Lessler67268/
Leissle6767/
Leisler6756/
Leselle6732/
Lechley6721/
Lesllie673/
Leishla673/
Lessles672/
Leysler672/
Leyslie672/
Leeslie672/
Lsla671/
Lizelly671/
Lleslie671/
Lheslip671/
Lesslee671/
Leaslet671/
Lzly671/
Laislly671/
Lesllia671/
Leuslei671/
Laishly670/
Lesslis670/
Leshler670/
Lesslio670/
Lieslie670/
Leislee670/

Lesly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesly in the Marathi language
लेसलीlesali-

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Footnotes

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