Lest Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Lest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Lest (128) may also be a first name.
Lest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lest (Russian: Лест) is most common in Estonia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lest? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lest is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Lest are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 128 people.
The last name Lest is most widespread in Estonia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 26,436. Apart from Estonia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.
Lest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lest has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lest last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leist | 89 | 6,260 | / |
| Leste | 89 | 1,774 | / |
| Loest | 89 | 1,023 | / |
| Leest | 89 | 865 | / |
| Lestz | 89 | 123 | / |
| Liest | 89 | 102 | / |
| Least | 89 | 75 | / |
| Lesht | 89 | 22 | / |
| Leyst | 89 | 16 | / |
| Leszt | 89 | 7 | / |
| Lehst | 89 | 5 | / |
| Lesth | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leust | 89 | 2 | / |
| Laest | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lesst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lestt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Let | 86 | 158,562 | / |
| Les | 86 | 10,374 | / |
| Lst | 86 | 63 | / |
| Lhoest | 80 | 1,303 | / |
| Leiste | 80 | 400 | / |
| Lescht | 80 | 60 | / |
| Leshtz | 80 | 41 | / |
| Leiszt | 80 | 37 | / |
| Lestch | 80 | 31 | / |
| Leeste | 80 | 5 | / |
| Leisht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loesth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leists | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehste | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lesthe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lestte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiset | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leistz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lleste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leidst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lees | 75 | 38,110 | / |
| List | 75 | 20,502 | / |
| Last | 75 | 17,862 | / |
| Leis | 75 | 14,460 | / |
| Lett | 75 | 11,301 | / |
| Leys | 75 | 9,129 | / |
| Leus | 75 | 6,872 | / |
| Lete | 75 | 4,505 | / |
| Lesh | 75 | 4,349 | / |
| Leth | 75 | 3,985 | / |
| Less | 75 | 3,666 | / |
| Leet | 75 | 3,589 | / |
| Lies | 75 | 3,481 | / |
| Leas | 75 | 2,354 | / |
| Lese | 75 | 1,750 | / |
| Leat | 75 | 981 | / |
| Lets | 75 | 891 | / |
| Leit | 75 | 649 | / |
| Liet | 75 | 639 | / |
| Lesz | 75 | 506 | / |
| Leht | 75 | 474 | / |
| Lyst | 75 | 222 | / |
| Lles | 75 | 152 | / |
| Leyt | 75 | 115 | / |
| Lost | 75 | 104 | / |
| Leut | 75 | 77 | / |
| Lehs | 75 | 68 | / |
| Løes | 75 | 51 | / |
| Hles | 75 | 39 | / |
| Löst | 75 | 36 | / |
| Lejs | 75 | 31 | / |
| Lext | 75 | 28 | / |
| Lexs | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lsht | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ledt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lsth | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leds | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hlet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Llet | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lejt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lget | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lesj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leís | 75 | 1 | / |
| Läst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leÿs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lsct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lstd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lstp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lstt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Letd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leiseth | 73 | 272 | / |
| L'Hoest | 73 | 145 | / |
| Leheste | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lestova | 73 | 40 | / |
| Laheist | 73 | 25 | / |
| Leesett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Le | 67 | 7,542,572 | / |
| Leite | 67 | 514,653 | / |
| Lesch | 67 | 9,399 | / |
| Leith | 67 | 9,313 | / |
| Leeds | 67 | 7,886 | / |
| Leese | 67 | 7,719 | / |
| Letts | 67 | 5,967 | / |
| Leyte | 67 | 5,161 | / |
| Leath | 67 | 4,808 | / |
| Lette | 67 | 3,107 | / |
| Leiss | 67 | 2,225 | / |
| Liste | 67 | 2,071 | / |
| Leete | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Lesse | 67 | 1,693 | / |
| Leeth | 67 | 1,686 | / |
| Ls | 67 | 1,553 | / |
| Leise | 67 | 1,442 | / |
| Liess | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Letch | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Leush | 67 | 592 | / |
| Liszt | 67 | 581 | / |
| Leijs | 67 | 560 | / |
| Lhost | 67 | 514 | / |
| Lieth | 67 | 375 | / |
| Leyds | 67 | 339 | / |
| Leisz | 67 | 339 | / |
| Loyst | 67 | 337 | / |
| Leets | 67 | 265 | / |
| Lethe | 67 | 245 | / |
| Leatt | 67 | 220 | / |
| Leshe | 67 | 212 | / |
| Loeys | 67 | 186 | / |
| Leate | 67 | 167 | / |
| Lesce | 67 | 167 | / |
| Leuth | 67 | 165 | / |
| Lecht | 67 | 164 | / |
| Laast | 67 | 150 | / |
| Lease | 67 | 143 | / |
| Leyse | 67 | 143 | / |
| Hlees | 67 | 111 | / |
| Layst | 67 | 107 | / |
| Laist | 67 | 105 | / |
| Liehs | 67 | 103 | / |
| Leusz | 67 | 96 | / |
| Glist | 67 | 89 | / |
| Leihs | 67 | 85 | / |
| Leish | 67 | 81 | / |
| Glies | 67 | 75 | / |
| Leyts | 67 | 65 | / |
| Lehse | 67 | 53 | / |
| Liesz | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leidt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leyth | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leitt | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lajst | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leess | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lhies | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lesjø | 67 | 36 | / |
| Loist | 67 | 35 | / |
| Leids | 67 | 34 | / |
| Leass | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lijst | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hlets | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leyss | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gliet | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hleis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leett | 67 | 24 | / |
| Luist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lehyt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Listh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Liedt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Löhst | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leysh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leits | 67 | 18 | / |
| Letse | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leshtova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Letth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lästh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lasht | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leesh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Letss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lleys | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leschøtt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Losth | 67 | 8 | / |
| Letső | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lexås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leyhs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leads | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llett | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llast | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llesh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lheis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lexth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llets | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leuss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlestova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Legyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lastt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lists | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leytz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lizst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lessø | 67 | 3 | / |
| Losst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lless | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lessh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listì | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leshd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lshth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lletz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lescz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letdz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leíte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leỉte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lee's | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liesė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lethz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ȇlast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljsts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hless | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leuht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ledse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leydt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Letsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leehs | 67 | 0 | / |
Lest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lest in the Russian language | ||
| Лест | lest | - |
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Lest Reference & Research
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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
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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 Lest
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