Lezma Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Lezma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lezma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8241:38,5733,650
Mexico2991:415,1388,099
Venezuela481:629,25211,082
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lezma (70) may also be a first name.

Lezma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lezma is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lezma? popularity and diffusion

Lezma is the 312,422nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lezma live; 73 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 70 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Peru, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 38,573. In Peru Lezma is mostly concentrated in: Cajamarca Region, where 41 percent live, Lima Province, where 33 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Peru Lezma occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Venezuela, where 4 percent live.

Lezma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lezma earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.48% less than the national average, earning $19,641,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.75% less than the national average, earning $29,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ledzma9122/
Lezzma911/
Lzma890/
Lietzma831/
Ledzmma831/
Lloezma831/
Lezme80854/
Lesma80779/
Lezmi8087/
Lezmo8050/
Lezmy8022/
Lazma8011/
Lizma808/
Lozma802/
Llzma801/
Ledsma7338/
Leisma7335/
Lesmas7324/
Liesma7323/
Lezmes7321/
Leysma7317/
Lesmat737/
Lezmer735/
Leesma734/
Lezmez734/
Lexmau731/
Lizmah731/
Laesma731/
Lesmah731/
Lesmad731/
Lesmaya6799/
Leesmaa6749/
Laisema6722/
Leijsma6716/
Leeshma674/
Lsma674/
Lechmat674/
Liesmaa674/
Laazmah673/
Lujjema672/
Laesmaa671/
Leddsma671/
Lechmaa671/
Leachma671/
Leishma671/
Lessmas671/
Letsmaa671/
Lloesma671/
Leesmay671/
Lzmo671/

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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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  • 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 Lezma
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