Lajeune Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Lajeune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lajeune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti4551:23,4811,853
France801:830,28498,964
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lajeune (146) may also be a first name.

Lajeune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lajeune occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lajeune? popularity and diffusion

Lajeune is the 524,446th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lajeune live; 74 percent live in Caribbean and 74 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Lajeune is also the 763,528th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 146 people.

The surname Lajeune is most common in Haiti, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 23,481. In Haiti Lajeune is primarily found in: Artibonite, where 87 percent are found, Ouest, where 13 percent are found and Nord, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Lajeune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lajeune has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lajeune surname rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lajeune Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lajeune last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lajeune earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

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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 Lajeune
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