Leßmann Surname
Approximately 2,622 people bear this surname
Leßmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,620 | 1:30,727 | 4,049 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Lemann (864) & Lémann (1) are calculated separately.
Leßmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leßmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leßmann has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Lemann or Lémann. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leßmann? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 165,250th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,779,384 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leßmann reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,620 people, or 1 in 30,727. In Germany Leßmann is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany Leßmann exists in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside.
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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
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