Le Lan Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Le Lan Surname Definition:

(Armoric), of the Church. Lan, church, monastery. Lann or lan, territory, country, region. Lann, shrub, bush. de Langouez- nou, of St. Goueznou's church. Lanilis, Land of the church. de Lanouzouarn, of Iron land. de Lanros, of Church of the plain.

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Le Lan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4281:46,5155,980
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey41:8,1641,328

Le Lan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Armoric), of the Church. Lan, church, monastery. Lann or lan, territory, country, region. Lann, shrub, bush. de Langouez- nou, of St. Goueznou's church. Lanilis, Land of the church. de Lanouzouarn, of Iron land. de Lanros, of Church of the plain. (variant: de Roscerf.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Lan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Lan occurs most in France. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 261,614th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Le Lan reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Le Lan is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 1,428 people, or 1 in 46,515. In France Le Lan is primarily found in: Brittany, where 55 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 6 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Le Lan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le Lan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.42% less than the national average, earning $36,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Lann921,694/
Le Lain92307/
Le Lant9211/
Le Lean923/
Le Lang922/
Le Lian921/
Le Land921/
Le Lanh921/
Le Lanc920/
Le Laing8628/
Le Lanne864/
Le Liang862/
Le Lam8311/
Le-Lan831/
Le Long77236/
Le Lion7741/
Le-Lean7715/
La Land775/
Le-Lann774/
Le-Lain772/
La Lanc771/
Le-Lian771/
La Lian771/
Le Lyon771/
La Lang771/
La Lane771/
Le Luon771/
Le Luong7118/
La Lanne7110/
Le Liong711/
La Laine711/
La Lam671/
La Lone6232/
La Lond626/
Le-Lion625/
Le-Long625/
Le-Luong574/
La Luong572/
La Lionne531/

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