diff --git a/src/components/UserManagement/UserManagement.jsx b/src/components/UserManagement/UserManagement.jsx
index 0a9c57514e..9ffc3b01f1 100644
--- a/src/components/UserManagement/UserManagement.jsx
+++ b/src/components/UserManagement/UserManagement.jsx
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ class UserManagement extends React.PureComponent {
       let lastNameMatches = true;
       if (trimmedLastNameSearch) {
         if (isLastNameExactMatch) {
-          lastNameMatches = lastName === trimmedLastNameSearch.toLowerCase();
+          lastNameMatches = lastName === trimmedLastNameSearch.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '').trim();
         } else {
-          lastNameMatches = lastName.includes(trimmedLastNameSearch.toLowerCase());
+          lastNameMatches = lastName.includes(trimmedLastNameSearch.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '').trim());
         }
       }