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Where Does The Last Name Lessing Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lessing (Russian: Лессинг) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lessing.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessing? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 79,135^th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,181,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lessing are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183^rd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 126 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2,866 people, or 1 in 18,904. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Lessing is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Lessing Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lessing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lessing surname expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 347 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lessing Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lessing surname are 1.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lessing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.37% more than the national average, earning R 347,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $18,784,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $51,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% less than the national average, earning $43,868 CAD per year.