Lesters Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lesters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lesters (12) may also be a first name.

Lesters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesters is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Lesters live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lesters is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Lesters is primarily found in: Illinois, where 60 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Lesters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lesters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lesters last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lesters Last Name Statistics demography

Lesters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lestiers932/
Lesthers930/
Leters9250/
Letters86240/
Leuters86152/
Leeters86122/
Lasters86117/
Letiers8669/
Lethers8643/
Leiters8620/
Leyters864/
Listers864/
Losters864/
Leaters863/
Lieters862/
Lysters862/
Llsters861/
Leathers807,906/
Lethiers8029/
Letterås804/
Letterrs801/
Letterst801/
Lettiers801/
Leuthers800/
Liters7713/
Lleathers751/
Leitterst750/
Luiters711,118/
Litters71167/
Layters71149/
Luyters718/
Laiters711/
Loyters711/
Literst711/
Listors710/
Litterst671,121/
Lichters67271/
Luijters6799/
Letterce671/
Littirs570/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • 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 Lesters
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis