Lesting Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lesting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lesting (51) may also be a first name.

Lesting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesting occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lesting.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesting? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lesting is the 1,943,350th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Lesting occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lesting live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 51 people.

The last name Lesting is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Lesting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lesting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lesting surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liesting93176/
Leasting9340/
Leusting931/
Lestings931/
Leesting931/
Leting921,620/
Lestin92912/
Lestng920/
Letting863,914/
Lestina861,064/
Leiting86964/
Listing86518/
Lasting86129/
Leyting8676/
Leastin8667/
Lestien8661/
Leistin8616/
Letieng8611/
Leustin869/
Leuting866/
Leeting862/
Lestink862/
Lieting862/
Letin83694/
Lestn8311/
Leijting8062/
Leetiong8012/
Leistina802/
Leithing801/
Liasting801/
Listting801/
Liestink801/
Leething801/
Leathing800/
Letina771,415/
Lyting77627/
Letien77559/
Liting77410/
Leutin77231/
Lesten77224/
Lethin77213/
Lettin77185/
Letion77164/
Leteng77148/
Listin77112/
Lietin7769/
Letink7735/
Leytin7718/
Lehtin7713/
Hletin775/
Lestyn775/
Lstien774/
Leitin773/
Hlstin772/
Letihn772/
Lystin771/
Letuin771/
Leetin771/
Lestén771/
Lettng771/
Leestn771/
Leatin770/
Leschtina758/
Lestinova754/
Lettingue753/
Leichting751/
Leisten712,077/
Listina71713/
Lethien71470/
Luiting71395/
Glistin71355/
Lehsten71281/
Leština71274/
Lettink71249/
Leethin71100/
Leysten7148/
Litting7147/
Leetion7136/
Leutink7132/
Leetink7130/
Leistén7127/
Listion7123/
Leesten7122/
Luyting7120/
Lydting7115/
Leytina7113/
Litiong7113/
Lätting7113/
Leiteng7113/
Leitina7112/
Ledsten7111/
Lytting717/
Leeteng717/
Lestyna717/
Layting716/
Letteng716/
Leetien716/
Lettina716/
Lasteng713/
Lettinn713/
Leitien712/
Letinth712/
Letsten712/
Lystina712/
Listink711/
Lesteen711/
Lostink711/
Listtin711/
Lijting711/
Letinck711/
Lestyon711/
Laiting711/
Leithin710/
Leathin710/
Leasten710/
Lehtion710/
Litin67996/
Leten67833/
Letim67320/
Leijsten67171/
Luitingh6792/
Lytin6782/
Løchting6766/
Lettinck6756/
Letyn6751/
Luijting6747/
Loistina6713/
Leitienė6711/
Leistyna678/
Leschtinová676/
Letén675/
Leethien675/
Letinova673/
Leytn673/
Leetaeng672/
Lsten671/
Lettn671/
Laistina671/
Leesteen671/
Löchting671/
Leetn671/
Șleahtin671/
Lystn670/
Lichting670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesting
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