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Where Does The Last Name Lessa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lessa (Russian: Лесса) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms: Léssa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 17,096^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 224,529 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lessa live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 105,264^th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 4,317 people.

This surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 30,148 people, or 1 in 7,101. In Brazil Lessa is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 27 percent are found, São Paulo, where 14 percent are found and Bahia, where 11 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Lessa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lessa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 59,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lessa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lessa last name are 17.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Lessa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.9% more than the national average, earning $69,012 CAD per year.