Lansen Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lansen Surname User-submission:

Lansen is the (very) old spelling of Lanzen. In English it means lances.

Lansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Netherlands1511:111,83617,874
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia391:692,19746,687
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Lansén (18) are calculated separately.

Lansen (1,550) may also be a first name.

Lansen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lansen is the (very) old spelling of Lanzen. In English it means lances.

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Lansen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lansen (Russian: Лансен) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lansén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 595,654th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Lansen reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 196,852nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,550 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany Lansen is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Lansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lansen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lansen surname expanded 123 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lansen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lansen surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lansen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.67% more than the national average, earning $62,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lansén9418/
Lanseng9220/
Lanssen9216/
Lanscen927/
Lansaen927/
Lhansen924/
Lanshen921/
Lansoen921/
Lahnsen921/
Llansen921/
Lianseng8643/
Launseng866/
Lahansen862/
L'Hansen861/
Lianshen861/
Leanseng861/
Latensen860/
Lanssoen860/
Langen839,682/
Lamsen833,977/
Lanson832,299/
Lansin83290/
Lansan83284/
Lanzen83167/
Lancen8337/
Lonsen8312/
Lanjen8312/
Lansem832/
Lanxen831/
Lansing775,988/
Lansang775,570/
Lainson77377/
Lanchen77161/
Lantgen77159/
Lanshin77142/
Laingen77125/
Langeng77109/
Lansane77109/
Leangen7753/
Lansone7735/
Landjen7729/
Lanshyn7722/
Lianson7720/
Lanceng7720/
Lanjeng7714/
Lansson7714/
Lamseng7711/
Lenhsen7710/
Liangen778/
Lainsin778/
Hlansan777/
Lhanson776/
Lansong776/
Llanson776/
Lanzhen775/
Ålangen774/
Leanson773/
Lianzen773/
Landgen773/
L'Anson773/
Liansin773/
Lanshan772/
Laanson772/
Lanhsin772/
Lansoon772/
Lanzien772/
Lanssan772/
Lansian772/
Launsin772/
Lounsen771/
Lyanson771/
Lancend771/
Langien771/
Launsan771/
Lainsan771/
Hlansin771/
Leansin771/
Lainsne771/
Lansant771/
Lanscan771/
Lansion771/
Lansonn771/
Langehn771/
Liansan771/
Lhanzen771/
Layngen771/
Lanngen770/
Launson770/
Loinsen770/
Lannson770/
Langent770/
Lannsan770/
Lamssen770/
Lanjn731/
Liansing71345/
Lanshina71129/
Liamseng71102/
Lianchen7197/
Lounseng7165/
Lansingh7136/
Leamnson7130/
Lanshyna7126/
Liansong7114/
Langienė7110/
Lianceng719/
Lahangen716/
Lanssina716/
Liamngen715/
Lianshan714/
Lainsing713/
Lanszing712/
Lianzhen712/
Liansang712/
Lanssone712/
Lahanson711/
Lanssing711/
Lasinsin711/
Lainsang711/
Lansione711/
Lanssane711/
Lanssink711/
Leanchen711/
Lianzeng711/
Losensen711/
Lansiong711/
Laingien711/
Leamseng711/
Laungeng711/
Launsing711/
Lannchen710/
Lounsend710/
Laundgen710/
Lacinsan710/
Leansing710/
Lancon672,409/
Lanzon672,109/
Longen671,675/
Langin671,283/
Lanzem671,124/
Lancin67523/
Lonson67335/
Lansom67244/
Lahansang67221/
Lansam67202/
Lançon67181/
Lanxon67174/
Lanzén6792/
Lanzan6779/
Lonzen6738/
Lanjan6730/
Lanjin6716/
Lonsin6714/
Lancan6713/
Lanzón6713/
Lanxin6712/
Lansanova6712/
Liancheng6711/
Lonjen6710/
Lamsem678/
Lamzen678/
Lanzin676/
Lansim675/
Lancón675/
Lanjon674/
Lamjne672/
Lanzán672/
Langem672/
Lancem672/
Lansinova671/
Lansshina671/
Lanxan671/
Lionsn671/
Lanjem671/
L'Hansson671/
Lamcen671/
Lanchn671/

Lansen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lansen in the Russian language
Лансенlansen-

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