Lassen Surname

43,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Lassen Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Las, a pet form of Nikolaus (people's victory), or of Lars, a pet form of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory); the lazy or indolent man.

Lassen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5,1081:1,10563
United States2,6821:135,14514,152
Germany2,0721:38,8545,145
Brazil4981:429,86816,312
Norway4611:11,1551,246
Sweden2341:42,0803,338
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Australia1091:247,66722,912
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
England651:857,20145,134
Canada651:566,85547,218
Faroe Islands641:766109
France301:2,214,091176,965
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Greenland211:2,685297
Chile181:978,69319,774
Finland181:305,37222,464
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Panama81:489,0328,962
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Lassén (34) are calculated separately.

Lassen (64) may also be a first name.

Lassen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Las, a pet form of Nikolaus (people's victory), or of Lars, a pet form of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory); the lazy or indolent man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lassen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lassen (Arabic: لاسن, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺤﺴﻦ, Russian: Лассен) is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Lassén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lassen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lassen is the 43,695th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 612,502 people. Lassen is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Lassen reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lassen is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 64 people.

The last name Lassen is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 5,108 people, or 1 in 1,105. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent are found. Barring Denmark this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Lassen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lassen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lassen last name increased 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lassen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lassen surname are 16.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lassen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning 364,293 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.23% more than the national average, earning R 390,276 per year; in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lassén9434/
Lahssen92118/
Liassen9286/
Lhassen9270/
Laussen9268/
Lassien9243/
Lassend9227/
Lasseng924/
Laissen922/
Lassuen921/
Leassen920/
Lassent920/
Lasen911,089/
Lassenne8632/
L'Hassen867/
Lahassen866/
Gliassen862/
Lassheen861/
Laydssen861/
Lassan837,110/
Lashen835,542/
Lausen832,808/
Lasson831,944/
Lahsen831,805/
Lassem83868/
Lessen83468/
Lasuen83448/
Laseng83299/
Lossen83256/
Laisen83217/
Lassin83203/
Lasaen83165/
Lasoen83160/
Lassán8358/
Laseen8322/
Llasen8315/
Laasen8312/
Leasen8312/
Laesen837/
Ladsen834/
Latsen834/
Laysen833/
Lasien833/
Lhasen831/
Lasent831/
Lajsen831/
Lössen831/
Hlasen831/
Lascen830/
Liasen830/
Lasn80108/
Lassengne801/
Lahsousen801/
Lahassent801/
Lasheen7720,415/
Lassina774,054/
Lassahn77731/
Lassane77544/
Leyssen77440/
Lasaten77358/
Lauseng77345/
Lehssen77305/
Lassing77257/
Lahusen77242/
Lasienė77151/
Lahasen77119/
Laschen7783/
Lossent7774/
Leissen7740/
Lhassan7738/
Lahssan7734/
Lessien7723/
Losseng7721/
Laiseng7720/
Lossien7717/
Liasson7714/
Lassond7712/
Lassang7712/
Lausson7711/
Lassone7711/
Leussen7710/
Lasieng778/
Liaseng777/
Lasssan777/
Laishen776/
Hlassan776/
Lyashen775/
Laisson775/
Lassoon775/
Laassem774/
Latseng774/
Leasaen774/
Lashenn774/
Lautsen773/
Laysson773/
Laissin773/
Lassont773/
Layshen772/
Lassint772/
Lausenq772/
Lassaan772/
Lassand772/
Lasshan772/
Lassong772/
Lasenne772/
Lyaseen772/
Lyasson771/
Lhessen771/
Leassan771/
Lassoun771/
Lassion771/
Lassanh771/
Llassan771/
Loossen771/
Lazssan771/
Layssan771/
Leassem771/
Lausien771/
Laiseen771/
Laisene771/
Laissan771/
Laissem771/
Laassan771/
Ladssan771/
Loessen770/
Lossend770/
Llossen770/
Leessen770/
Lesshen770/
Lassson770/
Laushen770/
Leasien770/
Lesseun770/
Lasne733,284/
Lasan732,945/
Lasin732,681/
Lason732,155/
Lacen73923/
Losen73829/
Lesen73461/
Laten73372/
Laxen73284/
Lazen73224/
Lačen73142/
Lasem73130/
Laßen7348/
Lasén7339/
Lasán7324/
Lausn734/
Laseń734/
Laisn734/
Lösen732/
Lasyn732/
Lasnt730/
Lessn730/
Lassagne711,744/
Leijssen71366/
Leyssene71142/
Lesschen7195/
Laissant7138/
Lahassan7115/
Latschen7112/
Lhassane719/
Laissone719/
Liausson715/
Lassonne714/
Leahseng714/
Lasenova713/
Hleassan713/
Laussane712/
Laysenne712/
Lyaushen711/
Leassing711/
Loissene711/
Lllassan711/
Loussien711/
Hlassane711/
Laschien711/
Lassahan711/
Leysseng711/
Liasienė711/
Liassoun711/
Laissane711/
Lhoussen711/
Laydsson711/
Loessien710/
Lauschen710/
Laijtsen710/
Laussant710/
Lan672,653,285/
Lashin6718,144/
Layson6710,985/
Lahcen675,199/
Leysen673,597/
Ladson673,392/
Laison673,288/
Loosen672,964/
Latson672,189/
Laisne672,179/
Losson671,842/
Lauxen671,835/
Lasing671,699/
Lausin671,638/
Leason671,265/
Laxson671,209/
Lauten671,171/
Lasane67952/
Leisen67902/
Latten67832/
Lasang67801/
Leesen67740/
Lessin67713/
Lashan67712/
Lashyn67647/
Laisin67639/
Lossin67597/
Lahson67581/
Lausan67571/
Lauson67521/
Laisan67388/
Lasong67375/
Lossan67356/
Leyssenne67313/
Lasian67299/
Lateng67272/
Luisen67256/
Lohsen67242/
Lessan67234/
Lassim67201/
Loseng67174/
Lyasin67172/
Lehsen67171/
Lassam67163/
Liasan67150/
Leusen67149/
Layten67147/
Lauzen67140/
Lhasan67136/
Latsin67123/
Lousen67120/
Loysen67116/
Loisen67110/
Laesan67107/
Lahsan67102/
Liason6787/
Lachen6784/
Lashon6779/
Lesoen6774/
Lesaen6755/
Lasand6742/
Lesien6742/
Lasone6737/
Lochausen6735/
Laasan6734/
Liausienė6730/
Lacien6729/
Lhaten6727/
Loxsen6727/
Lasanc6726/
Lacend6725/
Lasion6724/
Lazsán6723/
Lhason6721/
Loshen6721/
Laiten6721/
Lasiem6720/
Laason6720/
Laszyn6719/
Laussanne6719/
Lasnne6719/
Latent6718/
Lossengue6718/
Laucen6717/
Ladsin6715/
Laicen6714/
Lahsin6712/
Laysan6712/
Latsyn6711/
Lössin6711/
Leasan6710/
Lausem6710/
Lassanová6710/
Lasant679/
Lateen679/
Lasond678/
Leasin678/
Lausín678/
Laceng677/
Lasuin677/
Lodsen676/
Loesen676/
Lassánová675/
Lazson675/
Lhacen674/
Laisén674/
Lescen674/
Lhoussien674/
Llosen673/
Lasyon673/
Hlason673/
Lassanova673/
Laseem673/
Luosen673/
Lotsen672/
Lasink672/
Lasjon672/
Llaten672/
Latsan672/
Lacent672/
Lhazen672/
Loseen672/
Liosen672/
Hlasan672/
Liasin672/
Lassom671/
Latcen671/
Losien671/
Lesuen671/
Ladten671/
Lasahn671/
Lasont671/
Latenn671/
Laysin671/
Laysne671/
Lazzen671/
Lasgin671/
Lausne671/
Lasyna671/
Lyason671/
Llasin671/
Lossem671/
Lossón671/
Lasanh671/
Lasgan671/
Lassangue671/
Lassaã671/
Lasaan671/
Lazsan671/
Laheyn671/
Lhasssane671/
Gliasienė671/
Lazeen671/
Hlhasn671/
Lasaun670/
Leazen670/
Laxzen670/
Leasem670/
Losend670/
Lahein670/
Leaten670/

Lassen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lassen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺤﺴﻦlhsn-
Lassen in the Russian language
Лассенlassen-
Lassen in the Arabic language
لاسنlasn-
لاسينlasyn-
اسينasyn-

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