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
Lessen Political Affiliation
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Lessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lessen (Russian: Лессен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lessen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 646,966th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Lessen is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lessen are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lessen is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
The last name Lessen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 46 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Lessen exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.
Lessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lessen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lessen last name increased 1,196 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lessen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lessen last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.08% being registered with the political 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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