Lessen Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Lessen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Lessen (35) may also be a first name.
Lessen Demographics
Average Lessen Salary in
United States
$47,910 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lessen (Russian: Лессен) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lessen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lessen is the 646,966th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lessen live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lessen is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 35 people.
The last name Lessen is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States Lessen is most numerous in: Illinois, where 46 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Lessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lessen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,196 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lessen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lessen are 34.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Lessen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 102.24% more than the national average, earning 699,913 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,910 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lessen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lessen in the Russian language | ||
| Лессен | lessen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lessen
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