Lezh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Albania

Lezh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lezh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lezh (12) may also be a first name.

Lezh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lezh (Russian: Леж) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lezh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Lezh reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

Lezh is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 75 percent are found and Leningrad Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Barring Russia Lezh occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Albania, where 8 percent are found.

Lezh Last Name Statistics demography

Lezh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lezhe8912/
Lezhë892/
Leezh892/
Lez86308/
Ledzhe8012/
Leitzh801/
Leazeh801/
Lech7520,025/
Lesh754,349/
Letz752,310/
Leze75832/
Lesz75506/
Lhez75331/
Leiz75289/
Lerz75267/
Lecz75226/
Leuz75197/
Liez75179/
Leez7542/
Lizh7540/
Leaz7522/
Hlez7521/
Leyz7512/
Lozh757/
Lyzh757/
Llez753/
Lazh753/
Lehz752/
Lehc751/
Ledz751/
Lezj751/
Lejh751/
Letzsch7376/
Lezhova739/
Leitzhe733/
Leach6791,645/
Leech6721,866/
Lesch679,399/
Lietz678,794/
Leitz673,592/
Leche672,618/
Leutz671,132/
Letch671,050/
Leich671,006/
Leetz67642/
Leush67592/
Lehec67559/
Lierz67410/
Leisz67339/
Llech67211/
Letze67148/
Lestz67123/
Leusz6796/
Lezzhova6786/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Leatz6770/
Leijh6750/
Leize6750/
Leucz6749/
Liesz6748/
Leitzsch6746/
Leutzsch6739/
Leysh6718/
Hleze6714/
Leyze6713/
Hlech6713/
Leesh6711/
Leych6711/
Lizhe6711/
Leicz678/
Leyhs678/
Lietzsch677/
Llesh675/
Lechh675/
Lhazh675/
Leaze674/
Lettz673/
Leytz673/
Leahc672/
Lessh672/
Leeze672/
Liesh672/
Lezze672/
Leash671/
Lletz671/
Lescz671/
Letdz671/
Leirz671/
Leadz671/
Lehch671/
Lehds671/
Lechs671/
Lehdj671/
Lleuz671/
Liedz671/
Lejch671/
Lethz671/
Letrz671/
Lecsh671/
Leyzc671/
Leixh671/
Leidz670/
Letsh670/
Leedz670/
Leizz670/
Leehs670/

Lezh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lezh in the Russian language
Лежlez-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lezh
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