Lessens Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lessens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lessens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lessens Last Name Facts

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

Lessens occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Lessens live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Lessens is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 83,917. In Belgium Lessens is most common in: Walloon Region, where 55 percent live, Flemish Region, where 45 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Lessens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lessens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lessens Last Name Statistics demography

Lessens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyssens931,511/
Liessens93551/
Leessens931/
Lesens92357/
Leijssens881/
Lissens86991/
Lyssens86444/
Leysens86394/
Liesens86320/
Lessins864/
Lassens863/
Lesense862/
Lossens861/
Leesens861/
Lesuens860/
Leasens860/
Lijssens8067/
Lessence8015/
Layssens801/
Lessions801/
Letens77159/
Lysens77145/
Lesins77109/
Lisens7776/
Lehens772/
Lesyns772/
Lesenx771/
Lessendje751/
Lsns731/
Leytens71228/
Lettens71158/
Lechens7132/
Lassins7120/
Leizens7116/
Leitens719/
Leisenz717/
Lecense714/
Leusins712/
Letense711/
Lossins710/
Leins672,326/
Leijtens67644/
Leyns6787/
Leans6728/
Lettense675/
Leschins675/
Lessynch672/
Leuns670/

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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 Lessens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis