Lesperance Surname

65,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Lesperance Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesperance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3971:106,70011,705
Canada2,3111:15,9442,309
Haiti1,2071:8,852969
Seychelles5521:16717
France471:1,413,249138,595
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Lespérance (94) & Lésperance (1) are calculated separately.

Lesperance (26) may also be a first name.

Lesperance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesperance occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lespérance or Lésperance. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesperance? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lesperance is the 65,592nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 957,753 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lesperance reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lesperance is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,397 people, or 1 in 106,700. In The United States Lesperance is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 13 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Haiti, where 16 percent reside.

Lesperance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lesperance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesperance last name expanded 3,502 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lesperance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesperance surname are 0.34999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lesperance earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $45,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $46,160 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesperance
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