Leen Surname
Approximately 5,868 people bear this surname
Leen Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'to be soft, elegant and delicate'.
Leen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,155 | 1:313,817 | 28,710 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Ireland | 548 | 1:8,593 | 1,187 |
| South Africa | 547 | 1:99,045 | 12,016 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Belgium | 530 | 1:21,692 | 3,371 |
| Netherlands | 378 | 1:44,675 | 7,603 |
| Venezuela | 278 | 1:108,648 | 3,856 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Malaysia | 168 | 1:175,561 | 10,623 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Denmark | 73 | 1:77,325 | 7,557 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 332 | 1:13,343 | 1,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 204 | 1:246,170 | 20,471 |
The alternate forms: Leën (115) are calculated separately.
Leen (52,822) may also be a first name.
Leen Surname Meaning
Leen Demographics
Average Leen Salary in
United States
$49,481 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leen is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Leën. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leen? popularity and diffusion
Leen is the 82,564th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,241,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 30 percent of Leen reside; 19 percent reside in North America and 19 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leen is also the 17,663rd most common first name in the world, borne by 52,822 people.
The last name Leen is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,155 people, or 1 in 313,817. In The United States Leen is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Leen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 165 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Leen surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Leen are 5.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.4% less than the national average, earning R 167,772 per year; in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $49,610 CAD per year.
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