Lestig Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lestig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lestig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
United States171:21,321,114641,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lestig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lestig is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lestig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Lestig live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 98 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa Lestig is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Lestig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lestig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lestig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lestig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning R 157,308 per year and in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leustig926/
Letig9130/
Lstig912/
Lettig83367/
Lestic83164/
Ålstig8351/
Listig8345/
Lastig8342/
Lystig8342/
Lestik8342/
Lethig8333/
Lietig8311/
Letigh838/
Lehtig835/
Lostig834/
Leatig832/
Leitig830/
Lechtig7732/
Leustik7725/
Lisztig7720/
Lestick777/
Laastig775/
Leittig772/
Leatigh771/
Letigue770/
Lasstig770/
Liestik770/
Letik73379/
Letic73251/
Litig73236/
Leteg7327/
Letiq731/
Lehestik7131/
Leichtig711/
Leithigh711/
Lettigue710/
Littig672,654/
Lastik67230/
Listik67148/
Letiec6785/
Leutik6743/
Lettic6736/
Lostik6731/
Leticq6721/
Letiek6717/
Lestyk6717/
Lättig6716/
Lejtik6715/
Leeteg679/
Listyg677/
Lettik677/
Listic675/
Letike674/
Lithig674/
Lestec672/
Lehtic672/
Lystik671/
Lythig671/
Lidtig671/
Letteg670/

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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 Lestig
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