Lestev Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lestev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lestev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1841:783,27764,691
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Leštev (4) are calculated separately.

Lestev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lestev (Russian: Лестев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Leštev. For other potential spellings of Lestev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lestev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Lestev live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 783,277. In Russia Lestev is mostly concentrated in: Volgograd Oblast, where 65 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 7 percent live and Astrakhan Oblast, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Lestev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lestev surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Lestev are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leštev944/
Lesteva92255/
Leshtev9217/
Letev9123/
Leshtaev86272/
Leshteva8618/
Hlesteva862/
Listev83235/
Lestov8325/
Lystev8314/
Letiev8314/
Leteva837/
Leteev837/
Lastev833/
Lostev831/
Lestiv831/
Listeva77258/
Lastaev77122/
Lettiev7765/
Lysteva7720/
Leshtov7714/
Lishtev778/
Listiev776/
Lechtev775/
Listaev775/
Lastiev771/
Leyteva771/
Glistev771/
Litev7316/
Letef7310/
Letiv735/
Lstov733/
Letew731/
Lashtaev7122/
Lishtaev7112/
Letevová716/
Lishteva716/
Lyshtaev713/
Loshtaev711/
Listov67819/
Lastov67156/
Leteff67148/
Lostov6764/
Liteev6760/
Lyotev6754/
Lystov6745/
Leteef6727/
Liteva6718/
Letief676/
Litiev675/
Letteb674/
Leštov674/
Leatef673/
Lethew673/
Leteif672/
Lestiw672/
Lostyv671/
Lyteev671/
Lyteva671/
Lethef671/
Lettef671/
Lettew671/
Leiteb671/
Lostav671/
Leteuf671/
Leteab671/
Letefe671/

Lestev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lestev in the Russian language
Лестевlestev-

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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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  • 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 Lestev
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