Lez Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Lez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba771:149,6463,653
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
India61:127,844,230863,365
France51:13,284,544357,392
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Lež (65) are calculated separately.

Lez (490) may also be a first name.

Lez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lez is more frequently found in Cuba than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Lež. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lez is the 876,631st most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lez live; 29 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Lez is also the 383,918th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 490 people.

The surname Lez is most frequently held in Cuba, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 149,646. In Cuba Lez is mostly concentrated in: Havana, where 92 percent live, Las Tunas Province, where 5 percent live and Cienfuegos Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Cuba it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Lez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lez surname expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lez last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Lez earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $36,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lež8965/
Letz862,310/
Lesz86506/
Lhez86331/
Leiz86289/
Lerz86267/
Lecz86226/
Leuz86197/
Liez86179/
Leez8642/
Leaz8622/
Hlez8621/
Leyz8612/
Lezh8612/
Llez863/
Lehz862/
Ledz861/
Lezj861/
Le807,542,572/
Lz8071/
Lietz758,794/
Leitz753,592/
Leutz751,132/
Leetz75642/
Lierz75410/
Leisz75339/
Letze75148/
Lestz75123/
Leusz7596/
Leatz7570/
Leucz7549/
Liesz7548/
Leicz758/
Leszt757/
Lettz753/
Leytz753/
Lezhë752/
Leezh752/
Lletz751/
Lescz751/
Letdz751/
Leirz751/
Leadz751/
Lleuz751/
Liedz751/
Lethz751/
Letrz751/
Leyzc751/
Leidz750/
Leedz750/
Leizz750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Let67158,562/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Les6710,374/
Leh678,408/
Liz677,308/
Lex675,318/
Ler673,129/
Led672,153/
Lep671,560/
Lle671,066/
Lec67594/
Lehőcz67427/
Leš67395/
Hle67389/
Lezova67329/
Lej67274/
Leß67160/
Løe67139/
Lyz67109/
Leş67106/
Leș67101/
Leitze6776/
Glietz6775/
Leitez6750/
Lezová6747/
Leț6744/
Leshtz6741/
Lehydz6740/
Lse6737/
Leiszt6737/
Leytze6733/
Lge6729/
Lce6721/
Leś6717/
Leţ6714/
Lhe6713/
Lje6712/
Lehedz6712/
Hlz6711/
Lőz6710/
Åle6710/
Ljz679/
Lzt679/
Leč677/
Lze676/
Llz675/
Lée675/
Lzh675/
Lhz675/
Lsz674/
Lzp673/
Lzd673/
Laytez672/
Líz672/
Laitez672/
Leisze671/
Leitzh671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Lehőtz671/
Leistz671/
L'E671/
Leytez671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Lezowa671/
Lçe671/
Leidtz670/
Leittz670/

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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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  • 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 Lez
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