Family name Lessa (ليزا 
, Lessa 
, Лесса 
) , globally, is a common last name. The last name Lessa is characteristic of Brazil, where it is quite a common surname, Uruguay, where it is quite a rare surname, and Portugal. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, Egypt, and the United States. Much less frequently, Lessa is the forename as well as the last name.
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| ليزا | Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan |
| Lessa | Tanzania, United States, Portugal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil |
| Лесса | Russia |
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pedro emiliano da silveira lessa BR (b. 1814) |
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aureliano lessa Brazilian writer, BR (b. 1828) |
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| francisco josé de vasconcelos lessa Brazilian politician (1798-1862), BR (b. 1798) |
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| marica lessa BR (b. 1804) |
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| benedita bicudo varela lessa (b. 1822) |
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francisco de sá lessa Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1887) |
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orígenes lessa Brazilian writer (1903-1986), BR (b. 1903) |
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| elói bicudo varela lessa BR (b. 1844) |
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| pedro lessa Brazilian jurist and judge (1859-1921), BR (b. 1859) |
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elsie lessa Brazilian journalist, writer and commentator (1914-2000), BR (b. 1914) |
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| vicente themudo lessa Brazilian pastor (1874-1939), BR (b. 1874) |
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carlos francisco theodoro machado ribeiro de lessa Brazilian economist, BR (b. 1936) |
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ronaldo lessa Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1949) |
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renato lessa Brazilian librarian, BR (b. 1954) |
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| clado ribeiro de lessa Brazilian writer, BR (b. 1906) |
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