Laennec Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Laennec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laennec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France251:2,656,909193,074
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Laennec (21) may also be a first name.

Laennec Last Name Facts

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

Laennec is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laennec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Laennec is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Laennec are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 72 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Brittany, where 4 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 11 percent are found and El Salvador, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lennec929/
Laenec921/
Leannec862/
Lenneck861/
Léannec861/
Lennecke8047/
Lienneck805/
Lennecks801/
Lennex77264/
Lennek7752/
Laenez775/
Leanec772/
Lainec771/
Laneac771/
Lenneg770/
Loennecke755/
Laheneche751/
Lnec731/
Lennick71349/
Lieneck7171/
Linneck7139/
Lenneke7120/
Lennicx7116/
Laennekova711/
Launeck711/
Lemneck711/
Leineck710/
Laneack710/
Linnecke67146/
Lönnecke6774/
Loenneke6739/
Leinecke6719/
Lennicke6712/
Lennigue671/
Loenecke671/
Laemnesh671/
Lennique671/

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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
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  • 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 Laennec
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