Leen Surname

82,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Leen Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'to be soft, elegant and delicate'.

Leen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1551:313,81728,710
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Ireland5481:8,5931,187
South Africa5471:99,04512,016
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Belgium5301:21,6923,371
Netherlands3781:44,6757,603
Venezuela2781:108,6483,856
England1871:297,95822,741
Malaysia1681:175,56110,623
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
New Zealand1051:43,1277,159
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Australia711:380,22131,281
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Singapore341:161,9916,884
China291:47,149,0202,555
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
France71:9,488,960336,266
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3321:13,3431,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

The alternate forms: Leën (115) are calculated separately.

Leen (52,822) may also be a first name.

Leen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'to be soft, elegant and delicate'.

- leenzzz

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leën92115/
Leyen89644/
Leent8952/
Leean8938/
Leeng8924/
Leend8911/
Lejen8911/
Leien8910/
Leuen899/
Lheen891/
Hleen891/
Leenn890/
Len8630,370/
Leysen803,597/
Leisen80902/
Leyten80624/
Leiten80201/
Leusen80149/
Loween8072/
Lehyen8053/
Leeyen8035/
Leeang8030/
Leeyan8018/
Leyene8017/
Leggen8015/
Leuten8013/
Leasen8012/
Lajeen8010/
Leejan807/
Leißen804/
Leeane802/
Leeand802/
Leejin802/
Leejon802/
Hleemn802/
Lleien801/
Leucen801/
Leiehn801/
Leeyon801/
Leenne801/
Leyien801/
Leycen801/
Leyeng801/
Leeian801/
Leejen801/
Lehenk800/
Lehean800/
Leaten800/
Leuenn800/
Leueen800/
Leng75624,876/
Lien7532,885/
Lean7510,554/
Lein759,350/
Lent757,098/
Lehn756,688/
Loen751,586/
Leyn751,288/
Luen75786/
Lenn75749/
Lend75707/
Laen75663/
Leem75558/
Lyen75300/
Leun75288/
Lhen7569/
Lemn7562/
Llen7556/
Hlen7524/
Løen7514/
Lejn759/
Ålen756/
Lesn752/
Lenø752/
Leãn752/
Leán751/
Leijten732,184/
Leyssen73440/
Leitten73133/
Leijsen73114/
Legienė7352/
Legiehn7342/
Leissen7340/
Leichen7340/
Leejang7337/
Leeyong7316/
Leychen7314/
Leiteng7313/
Leehang7311/
Leussen7310/
Leeanne735/
Leeyang735/
Leejohn732/
Leuchen732/
Leiceng732/
Leuscen731/
Leggien731/
Lehecen731/
Lauteen731/
Laiseen731/
Leyenne731/
Leiseng731/
Leachen730/
Leassen730/
Leauwen730/
Leasien730/
Leung67409,913/
Leang6740,279/
Luyen676,186/
Lenne674,115/
Lowen673,809/
Lehan672,756/
Lluen672,409/
Leanh671,457/
Lejon671,399/
Leine671,282/
Leane671,126/
Loyen671,011/
Leyan67793/
Leuschen67731/
Lendt67588/
Lyoen67499/
Lehyn67417/
Lawen67402/
Leyne67391/
Leijssen67366/
Lojen67350/
Leune67343/
Lauen67331/
Ln67328/
Lenck67324/
Liehn67319/
Leing67317/
Leyon67300/
Laehn67258/
Layen67217/
Leunk67214/
Hleem67166/
Leahn67156/
Leion67148/
Laien67111/
Hølen67110/
Lemne67103/
Leyin67103/
Leyun67100/
Loehn6792/
Hlean6786/
Glien6782/
Liyen6778/
Lejan6774/
Louen6767/
Lijen6764/
Lengg6761/
Lujen6760/
Leșan6760/
Leijn6749/
Leuin6741/
Lajen6731/
Øhlen6731/
Leeam6731/
Leyng6727/
Leand6727/
Loien6726/
Løeng6722/
Åhlen6722/
Ålien6722/
Lejeaune6719/
Leysenne6719/
Leihn6718/
Lendh6716/
Lenng6716/
Leañe6715/
Liuen6715/
Lehessen6714/
Lejeń6714/
Lehenová6714/
Liean6714/
Luehn6713/
Lejem6712/
Lennø6711/
Hloen6711/
Llein679/
Lejin679/
Leunt678/
Leyem677/
Lengh677/
Liaen677/
Leann675/
Leiyn675/
Leant675/
Leuan674/
Lleng674/
Leian674/
Hlein674/
Leyán674/
Hleng674/
Leahseng674/
Leicheng673/
Leank673/
Lheem673/
Luien673/
Leytn673/
Leind672/
Leund672/
Luenn672/
Hålen672/
L'Yen672/
Lennå672/
Leuon672/
Lehán672/
Lloen672/
Le'an672/
Lyuen671/
Lleyn671/
Leunn671/
Leunq671/
Laenn671/
Lentt671/
Leamn671/
Llend671/
Lyaen671/
Lyien671/
Lejôn671/
Lehenova671/
Lenšs671/
Lemnk671/
Leysseng671/
Leyón671/
Lyenn671/
Loenn671/
Lienh671/
Lemnn671/
Lehnn671/
Hlenn671/
Leynn670/
Lienn670/
Leynd670/
Lhein670/
Leyhn670/
Lhenn670/
Leisn670/

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