Lessens Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Lessens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 137 | 1:83,917 | 13,161 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Lessens Demographics
Average Lessens Salary in
United States
$47,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lessens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lessens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lessens is found most in Belgium. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lessens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lessens is the 1,364,059th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Lessens live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Lessens is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 83,917. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 55 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 45 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium Lessens occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Lessens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lessens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lessens 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyssens | 93 | 1,511 | / |
| Liessens | 93 | 551 | / |
| Leessens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lesens | 92 | 357 | / |
| Leijssens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lissens | 86 | 991 | / |
| Lyssens | 86 | 444 | / |
| Leysens | 86 | 394 | / |
| Liesens | 86 | 320 | / |
| Lessins | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lassens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lesense | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lossens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leesens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesuens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Leasens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lijssens | 80 | 67 | / |
| Lessence | 80 | 15 | / |
| Layssens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lessions | 80 | 1 | / |
| Letens | 77 | 159 | / |
| Lysens | 77 | 145 | / |
| Lesins | 77 | 109 | / |
| Lisens | 77 | 76 | / |
| Lehens | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lesyns | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lesenx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lessendje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lsns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leytens | 71 | 228 | / |
| Lettens | 71 | 158 | / |
| Lechens | 71 | 32 | / |
| Lassins | 71 | 20 | / |
| Leizens | 71 | 16 | / |
| Leitens | 71 | 9 | / |
| Leisenz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lecense | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leusins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Letense | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lossins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leins | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Leijtens | 67 | 644 | / |
| Leyns | 67 | 87 | / |
| Leans | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lettense | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leschins | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lessynch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leuns | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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