Le Jeune Surname

136,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Jeune Surname Definition:

(French), the Young. (variant: de Jong and Jung.)

Le Jeune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,9231:22,7242,645
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England571:977,51048,999
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Jersey111:4,717830
Guernsey21:16,3281,834

Le Jeune (704) may also be a first name.

Le Jeune Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), the Young. (variant: de Jong and Jung.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Jeune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Jeune is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Le Jeune.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Jeune? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,161st most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,210,357 people. The surname Le Jeune is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Le Jeune reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Le Jeune is also the 311,400th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 704 people.

The last name Le Jeune is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 2,923 people, or 1 in 22,724. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 57 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Normandy, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France Le Jeune occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Le Jeune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Le Jeune has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Le Jeune last name grew 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Jeune Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Jeune earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning R 254,916 per year; in United States they earn 33.57% more than the national average, earning $57,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.76% less than the national average, earning $37,382 CAD per year.

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