Lession Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lession Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lession Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4431:119,50711,403
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lession (107) may also be a first name.

Lession Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lession occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lession.

How Common Is The Last Name Lession? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 662,685th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lession are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lession is also the 910,230th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 107 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 119,507. In Tanzania Lession is most common in: Arusha Region, where 83 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania Lession is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Lession Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lession has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lession last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lessin92713/
Lessing866,168/
Lessien8623/
Lessina8622/
Lessian867/
Lassion861/
Lessind861/
Lission860/
Leshion860/
Lesin832,468/
Lessn830/
Leissing80220/
Lessingh80100/
Lessinne8018/
Leyshion8013/
Glission804/
Leissink804/
Leyssing802/
Lesayion802/
Leshsing801/
Ledssink801/
Leassing801/
Lesian77677/
Leshin77643/
Lesing77584/
Lessen77468/
Leusin77135/
Lissin7793/
Lessne7776/
Lesoen7774/
Lehsin7742/
Lesien7742/
Lexion7741/
Leesin7732/
Leisin7730/
Lessim7719/
Lesink7712/
Lesuin779/
Leasin778/
Letsin776/
Lessyn775/
Leysin774/
Lescin773/
Liesin773/
Lssien773/
Lesyon771/
Lesinq771/
Lhssin771/
Lessingue752/
Leischion750/
Leisszing750/
Lesn732/
Lsin731/
Leising711,855/
Leyssen71440/
Leshina71352/
Lehssen71305/
Leesing71225/
Lesayon71212/
Leisink71169/
Lässing71117/
Leschin71107/
Lissina7152/
Lissing7150/
Leissen7140/
Lesiane7131/
Leysing7124/
Loissin7123/
Lescina7121/
Lessent7119/
Liessen7119/
Lesseng7112/
Lassian7111/
Leussen7110/
Løssing719/
Leyshin718/
Lescian718/
Leasing716/
Leeshin716/
Lissian716/
Leytsin714/
Leitsin713/
Laissin713/
Leishin712/
Lehsing712/
Lissisn711/
Lhessen711/
Lessyan711/
Leszina711/
Lehssne711/
Glissin711/
Luissin711/
Lasseon711/
Leseone711/
Leshgin711/
Lesienė711/
Lesjone711/
Letsing711/
Lesiant710/
Leassen710/
Leashin710/
Leessen710/
Lessgne710/
Lesshen710/
Lissien710/
Leasien710/
Lesseun710/
Lisin679,194/
Lesne673,652/
Lezin671,966/
Lesen67461/
Leijssen67366/
Lexin67277/
Luissint67214/
Lesyn67191/
Leschian67158/
Leschina67151/
Leyssene67142/
Leihsing67115/
Lesschen6795/
Lysin6786/
Lessenne6773/
Leshchin6772/
Lecin6761/
Lesching6746/
Letschin6743/
Letsiane6738/
Lesim6733/
Lesinová6726/
Liesienė6717/
Lehessen6714/
Leyshina6713/
Lesén677/
Leßin677/
Lesieane675/
Lesinova674/
Leuschin672/
Leesingh672/
Letsieng672/
Lsing671/
Leschink671/
Leshcina671/
Leeseyon671/
D'Lesing671/
Leschien671/
Hlissina671/
Lasihoun671/
Leishian671/
Leysseng671/
Lszin671/
Lesiagne670/
Lessehan670/

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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
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  • 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 Lession
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