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

Lesting is most common in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesting? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lesting reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lesting is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Lesting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lesting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lesting last name fell 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
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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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