Lessem Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lessem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lessem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lessem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lessem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﺳﻢ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lessem.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lessem is the 883,255th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Lessem is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lessem reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Lessem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lessem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lessem last name expanded 22,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lessem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lessem surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Lessem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 453.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,314,410 per year; in United States they earn 27.75% more than the national average, earning $55,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $55,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liessem92178/
Leassem921/
Loessem921/
Lesem91149/
Lessheim861/
Lesseime861/
Lassem83868/
Lessen83468/
Leseme83389/
Leshem83234/
Lessne8376/
Liesem8351/
Lissem8320/
Lessim8319/
Leesem837/
Leisem833/
Ledsem831/
Lossem831/
Leasem830/
Lsem801/
Leyssen77440/
Lehssen77305/
Leissen7740/
Lessien7723/
Lessent7719/
Liessen7719/
Lesheim7716/
Liehsem7712/
Lesseng7712/
Leussen7710/
Laassem774/
Leishem772/
Leschem772/
Leseeme772/
Lhessen771/
Lesesme771/
Lehssne771/
Luyssem771/
Laissem771/
Lesemne771/
Leseame771/
Leassen770/
Leessen770/
Lessgne770/
Lesshen770/
Lesseun770/
Lesne733,652/
Lshem731,257/
Lesen73461/
Losem73309/
Letem73148/
Lasem73130/
Lesim7333/
Lecem7332/
Lisem7328/
Lheem733/
Lexem731/
Lessn730/
Leijssen71366/
Leyssene71142/
Lesschen7195/
Lessenne7173/
Lessinne7118/
Lehessen7114/
Lissheim7113/
Leysseng711/
Leysen673,597/
Liesen671,090/
Leisen67902/
Leesen67740/
Lessin67713/
Leytem67342/
Leyssenne67313/
Lissen67255/
Lassim67201/
Lesień67198/
Lehsen67171/
Leusen67149/
Lechem67137/
Leshen67134/
Leitem6794/
Lesoen6774/
Ließem6769/
Leseng6760/
Lesaen6755/
Lesien6742/
Letsen6732/
Lasiem6720/
Lesent6714/
Leasen6712/
Liseme6711/
Lesime6711/
Lhssen6710/
Lissim679/
Lahsem679/
Lessyn675/
Lossim675/
Lexsen674/
Leisne674/
Lescen674/
Lssien673/
Laseem673/
Lohsem672/
Lessingue672/
Lessengue672/
Lezzem672/
Leetim672/
Lesend671/
Lesuen671/
Lehsne671/
Lyssen671/
Leysne671/
Lexsim671/
Lashem671/
Leesim671/
Lehhem671/
Hllesheim671/
Ledsen670/
Liseam670/

Lessem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lessem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻻﺳﻢalasm50
ﺍﻹﺳﻢalasm50

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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 Lessem
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