Langen Surname
Approximately 9,682 people bear this surname
Langen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,191 | 1:13,004 | 1,686 |
| Netherlands | 1,091 | 1:15,479 | 2,344 |
| United States | 1,075 | 1:337,171 | 30,413 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Norway | 222 | 1:23,163 | 3,031 |
| Belgium | 197 | 1:58,359 | 9,452 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 243 | 1:206,661 | 17,858 |
The alternate forms: Langén (4) are calculated separately.
Langen (4,210) may also be a first name.
Langen Demographics
Langen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Langen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Langen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Langen (Russian: Ланген) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Langén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Langen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,806th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 752,690 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Langen reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Langen is also the 106,941st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 4,210 people.
Langen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 6,191 people, or 1 in 13,004. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Germany Langen is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Langen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Langen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Langen last name expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Langen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Langen are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Langen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning 339,512 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36% less than the national average, earning R 152,100 per year; in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,332 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Langen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Langen in the Russian language | ||
| Ланген | langen | - |
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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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- 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 Langen
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