Lean Surname
Approximately 10,554 people bear this surname
Lean Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lean,' a spare man; compare Large, Small, Bigg, Little, Lyte, &c. Thus Lean is the opposite of Fatt, which see.
Walter Lene, Yorkshire, 1273.
Roland le Lene, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,544 | 1:11,594 | 1,245 |
| Australia | 1,671 | 1:16,155 | 2,287 |
| United States | 1,392 | 1:260,387 | 24,582 |
| England | 862 | 1:64,638 | 7,541 |
| Ivory Coast | 455 | 1:50,706 | 3,107 |
| Cambodia | 442 | 1:35,039 | 1,615 |
| Canada | 399 | 1:92,345 | 10,122 |
| United Arab Emirates | 354 | 1:25,882 | 2,904 |
| Nigeria | 306 | 1:578,898 | 27,971 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| Indonesia | 249 | 1:531,121 | 43,021 |
| Scotland | 134 | 1:39,954 | 3,758 |
| Liberia | 129 | 1:34,175 | 3,193 |
| Singapore | 128 | 1:43,029 | 1,626 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Mexico | 109 | 1:1,138,773 | 14,108 |
| Honduras | 79 | 1:111,601 | 1,772 |
| Chile | 78 | 1:225,852 | 6,969 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Romania | 65 | 1:308,890 | 27,566 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 749 | 1:32,544 | 4,320 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:43,526 | 3,182 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 330 | 1:152,178 | 14,081 |
The alternate forms: Leañ (29), Leãn (2), Léan (1) & Leán (1) are calculated separately.
Lean (28,370) may also be a first name.
Lean Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lean,' a spare man; compare Large, Small, Bigg, Little, Lyte, &c. Thus Lean is the opposite of Fatt, which see.
Walter Lene, Yorkshire, 1273.
Roland le Lene, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Henry le Lene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1605. Matilda Leene, of Chester, widow: Wills at Chester.
1797. Married — Thomas Joyner and Elizabeth Lane, or Leane: St. George, Hanover Square.
1800. Married — Guy Waterman and Henrietta Lean: ibid.
A shortened form of (Mac)lean, which see.
(English) Thin [Old English hlǽne] (Celtic) a contraction of MacLean, q.v.
Mac Giolla Eáin A galloglass family of Scottish origin, numerous in Antrim and Derry. SIF 34
The Gaelic Mac-Lean, sans Mac.
From the Dutch, Lien; a personal name.
Lean Demographics
Lean Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lean (Oriya: ଲିଅନ, Russian: Леан) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Leañ, Leãn, Léan or Leán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lean? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lean is the 48,801st most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 690,501 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Lean live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 29,102nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 28,370 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2,544 people, or 1 in 11,594. In Malaysia Lean is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 27 percent live, Perak, where 19 percent live and Penang, where 19 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Lean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lean has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lean last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lean surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.36% being registered with the party.
The amount Lean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 110.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,889 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning R 252,408 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $19,372,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $43,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,097 CAD per year.
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Lean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lean in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଅନ | li'ana | - |
| Lean in the Russian language | ||
| Леан | lean | - |
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