Lest Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

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 surname Lest (Russian: Лест) is found in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lest? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lest is the 1,504,764th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Lest are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Lest is also the 821,896th most frequent first name on earth, held by 128 people.

This last name is most frequent in Estonia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 26,436. Not including Estonia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

Lest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lest has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lest surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leist896,260/
Leste891,774/
Loest891,023/
Leest89865/
Lestz89123/
Liest89102/
Least8975/
Lesht8922/
Leyst8916/
Leszt897/
Lehst895/
Lesth892/
Leust892/
Laest892/
Lesst891/
Lestt891/
Let86158,562/
Les8610,374/
Lst8663/
Lhoest801,303/
Leiste80400/
Lescht8060/
Leshtz8041/
Leiszt8037/
Lestch8031/
Leeste805/
Leisht802/
Loesth802/
Leists802/
Lehste802/
Lesthe801/
Lestte801/
Leiset801/
Leistz801/
Lleste801/
Leidst800/
Lees7538,110/
List7520,502/
Last7517,862/
Leis7514,460/
Lett7511,301/
Leys759,129/
Leus756,872/
Lete754,505/
Lesh754,349/
Leth753,985/
Less753,666/
Leet753,589/
Lies753,481/
Leas752,354/
Lese751,750/
Leat75981/
Lets75891/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Lesz75506/
Leht75474/
Lyst75222/
Lles75152/
Leyt75115/
Lost75104/
Leut7577/
Lehs7568/
Løes7551/
Hles7539/
Löst7536/
Lejs7531/
Lext7528/
Lexs7510/
Lsht758/
Ledt757/
Lsth756/
Leds755/
Hlet755/
Llet754/
Lejt752/
Lget752/
Lesj752/
Lhet752/
Leís751/
Läst751/
Leÿs751/
Lsct751/
Lstd751/
Lstp751/
Lstt751/
Lhes751/
Letd751/
Hlst751/
Lesp750/
Leiseth73272/
L'Hoest73145/
Leheste7345/
Lestova7340/
Laheist7325/
Leesett730/
Le677,542,572/
Leite67514,653/
Lesch679,399/
Leith679,313/
Leeds677,886/
Leese677,719/
Letts675,967/
Leyte675,161/
Leath674,808/
Lette673,107/
Leiss672,225/
Liste672,071/
Leete672,064/
Lesse671,693/
Leeth671,686/
Ls671,553/
Leise671,442/
Liess671,226/
Letch671,050/
Leush67592/
Liszt67581/
Leijs67560/
Lhost67514/
Lieth67375/
Leyds67339/
Leisz67339/
Loyst67337/
Leets67265/
Lethe67245/
Leatt67220/
Leshe67212/
Loeys67186/
Leate67167/
Lesce67167/
Leuth67165/
Lecht67164/
Laast67150/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Hlees67111/
Layst67107/
Laist67105/
Liehs67103/
Leusz6796/
Glist6789/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Glies6775/
Leyts6765/
Lehse6753/
Liesz6748/
Leidt6747/
Leyth6746/
Leitt6746/
Lajst6744/
Leess6741/
Lhies6737/
Lesjø6736/
Loist6735/
Leids6734/
Leass6732/
Lijst6730/
Hlets6730/
Leyss6729/
Gliet6726/
Hleis6725/
Leett6724/
Luist6722/
Lehyt6720/
Listh6719/
Liedt6719/
Löhst6719/
Leysh6718/
Leits6718/
Letse6718/
Leshtova6716/
Letth6715/
Lästh6714/
Lasht6713/
Leesh6711/
Letss6711/
Lleys6710/
Leschøtt679/
Losth678/
Letső678/
Lexås678/
Leyhs678/
Leads676/
Llett676/
Llast675/
Llesh675/
Lheis675/
Lexth674/
Llets674/
Leuss673/
Hlestova673/
Legyt673/
Lastt673/
Liett673/
Lists673/
Leytz673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Lessø673/
Losst673/
Leats672/
Lless672/
Listt672/
Lessh672/
Liesh672/
Lisht672/
Llese672/
Listì672/
Leshd672/
Ledte672/
Lshth672/
Leash671/
Lletz671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Leutt671/
Lescz671/
Letdz671/
Leasp671/
Ledds671/
Lasst671/
Lehds671/
Hlles671/
Leedt671/
Lieht671/
Leíte671/
Léste671/
Leỉte671/
Leiht671/
Leitp671/
Lee's671/
L'Ete671/
Liesė671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Ȇlast671/
Lhast671/
Lleis671/
Hlese671/
Ljsts671/
Lyast671/
Letce671/
Hless671/
Leeys670/
Leuht670/
Ledse670/
Leydt670/
Letsh670/
Leehs670/

Lest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lest in the Russian language
Лестlest-

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Lest Reference & Research

List DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Last FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

List FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lest
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