Lessep Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Lessep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 8 | 1:6,478 | 1,058 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
Lessep (44) may also be a first name.
Lessep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lessep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lessep occurs in The Marshall Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lessep? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lessep is the 6,063,924th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Lessep live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Micronesia. Lessep is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 44 people.
The surname Lessep is most frequently occurring in The Marshall Islands, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,478. In The Marshall Islands Lessep is most frequent in: Maloelap Atoll, where 63 percent are found and Majuro Atoll, where 38 percent are found. Excluding The Marshall Islands it exists in one country. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Lessep
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