Lessingham Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lessingham Surname Definition:

A parish in Norfolk.

Lessingham Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lessingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Norfolk.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Lessingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lessingham is found most frequently in Canada. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lessingham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lessingham are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada Lessingham is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside.

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
Lesingham950/
Leningham844/
Letingham841/
Leingam8229/
Lesngam821/
Lesgham821/
Leishingam8029/
Lettingham8010/
Luingham781/
Liningham7433/
Leanghaim741/
Leingchan741/
Laingam711,047/
Loingam7133/
Luingam7115/
Leingom711/
Letngam711/
Lainingham701/
Leingang671,508/
Lesingon679/
Hlaingam672/
Lisingan671/
Leingand671/
Leinngan670/
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Footnotes

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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lessingham
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