Lessentin Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lessentin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lessentin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lessentin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lessentin is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessentin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Lessentin occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Lessentin live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lessentin is most common in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 61 percent reside, Hesse, where 22 percent reside and Hamburg, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany Lessentin occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Lessentin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lessentin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lessentin surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lessenthin9511/
Lessenthien9015/
Leusenthin8420/
Leisenting840/
Leßentin821/
Lesenten821/
Leinting711/
Lichentin671/
Laintin631/
Laintina593/
Leinten502/
Lsyntem501/
Leunten501/
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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 Lessentin
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