Lezard Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Lezard Surname Definition:

See Lazarus.

Lezard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lézard (3) are calculated separately.

Lezard (112) may also be a first name.

Lezard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Lazarus.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From Lizard or Lizort district; from lis-ard, the high court, hall, or palace.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Roger Lisiart, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Hugo Lesiardus, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Lezard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lezard (Russian: Лезард) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lézard. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lezard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lezard is the 1,860,621st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Lezard are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lezard is also the 885,979th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 112 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 58 percent live, Montana, where 25 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Lezard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lezard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lezard surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lezard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lezard surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lezard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning R 115,116 per year; in United States they earn 22.06% less than the national average, earning $33,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $44,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lézard943/
Leazard92100/
Liezard9211/
Leezard923/
Ledzard920/
Lezar911,726/
Lzard912/
Lazard837,407/
Lezzar831,160/
Lejard83584/
Lezaar83426/
Leziar83296/
Lizard83209/
Lecard83102/
Leazar8343/
Lesard8317/
Lezhar838/
Lezare833/
Lezear832/
Lyzard832/
Lezarr832/
Lzzard831/
Liezar831/
Lez'ar831/
Leizar831/
Lezart831/
Lozard831/
Lexard831/
Lezair831/
Lessard7732,782/
Leizear77314/
Liziard77299/
Lezaire77106/
Lechard7766/
Luizard7760/
Lejards7741/
Lejeard7740/
Lesiard7720/
Lizzard7717/
Lazzard7711/
Leziart779/
Lezarre775/
Leejard773/
Liecard772/
Lizardz772/
Lezaare772/
Lesgard771/
Liezart771/
Lezeare771/
Lazhard771/
Leazare771/
Lezarte771/
Liezaar771/
Leazear770/
Leycard770/
Loseard770/
Lesaurd770/
Lezeart770/
Leesard770/
Lhazard770/
Lesar733,024/
Lizar731,021/
Lejar73147/
Lezor73114/
Lecar7360/
Lyzar7334/
Lexar735/
Lăzar731/
Lézar731/
Leyssard7145/
Llazzard711/
Llessard711/
Lezarova711/
Lesseard711/
Lesssard711/
Layzzard711/
Glizzard711/
Leichard711/
Leassard711/
Leassord711/
Letchard710/
Lecart67832/
Laizar67691/
Leasor67420/
Lizaur67240/
Lesaar67231/
Lejart67200/
Lizare6794/
Lejcar6786/
Lazart6779/
Licard6766/
Luizar6760/
Lecair6758/
Lejsgaard6748/
Lesart6744/
Lizart6732/
Lejear6730/
Leichardt6726/
Leesar6722/
Lizear6717/
Liziar6717/
Lasard6715/
Lisard6712/
Leisgaard6711/
Leizor6710/
Lezour6710/
Liesar679/
Lejzor678/
Lizarr676/
Lecaur676/
Lejarp676/
Lozart675/
Losard674/
Lecarr674/
Lesare674/
Ledjar673/
Lizerd673/
Leecar673/
Leezor672/
Lazord672/
Lizair672/
Leyzor671/
Lizhar671/
Leyzarova671/
Lezore671/
Lesatr671/
Lecord671/
Lzarte671/
Lycard671/
Luízar671/
Lécard671/
Laserd671/
Lazerd671/
Lesgar671/
Leysar671/
Lezeur671/
D'Lessard671/
Lejsar671/
Leejar671/
Lysard670/
Lezort670/
Lezior670/
Leycar670/
Leazor670/
Lesord670/
Lizzar670/

Lezard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lezard in the Russian language
Лезардlezard-

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