Leaning Surname
Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname
Leaning Surname Definition:
Compounded of ing a meadow, or ing the patronymic. Lean (Gael. Mac Lean) is a surname.
Leaning Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,004 | 1:55,496 | 6,736 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 144 | 1:169,273 | 14,363 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
Leaning (31) may also be a first name.
Leaning Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Compounded of ing a meadow, or ing the patronymic. Lean (Gael. Mac Lean) is a surname.
Leaning Demographics
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Leaning Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leaning Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leaning is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leaning? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leaning is the 291,409th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,550,302 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Leaning live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles. Leaning is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 31 people.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,004 people, or 1 in 55,496. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 47 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.
Leaning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leaning has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 697 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 170 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leaning Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Leaning are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leaning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $55,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.51% more than the national average, earning $69,313 CAD per year.
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