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
Leen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Leen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Leën. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leen is the 82,564th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,241,913 people. The surname Leen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 30 percent of Leen are found; 19 percent are found in North America and 19 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leen is also the 17,663rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 52,822 people.
Leen is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,155 people, or 1 in 313,817. In The United States Leen is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Leen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leen last name grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 165 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Leen surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Leen surname are 5.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.65% being registered with the 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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