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Where Does The Last Name Lesty Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lesty is found most frequently in France. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesty? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Lesty is the 2,555,468^th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Lesty live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lesty is also the 278,400^th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 856 people.

Lesty is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 35 percent reside, Occitanie, where 35 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside. Outside of France this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and Chile, where 11 percent reside.

Lesty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lesty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.