Leersen Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Leersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia711:380,22131,281
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leersen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leersen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leersen is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leersen is the 2,220,661st most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Leersen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Leersen live; 97 percent live in Australasia and 97 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 380,221. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 61 percent are found, Queensland, where 10 percent are found and New South Wales, where 8 percent are found. Not including Australia Leersen occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leerssen93277/
Leerhsen9318/
Leershen931/
Leerseen931/
Lersen9233/
Leerschen8826/
Legiersen881/
Leuerssen881/
Luersen86786/
Leerson8658/
Liersen8657/
Lerssen8635/
Laersen866/
Leursen862/
Lyersen861/
Learsen861/
Lauersen80710/
Luerssen80294/
Lerschen8098/
Leearson804/
Leuhrsen801/
Learssen801/
Lawersen801/
Luershen801/
Leyerson801/
Leearsan801/
Luerrsen801/
Lowersen800/
Larsen77253,067/
Lerjen77226/
Lerson77118/
Lergen7725/
Lersin7725/
Lorsen7715/
Lercen772/
Lersan771/
Lirsen770/
Lerzen770/
Lauwersen757/
Lauerssen751/
Laursen7120,791/
Larssen712,844/
Learson71193/
Lerchen71190/
Lahrsen7148/
Lairsen7135/
Laarsen7125/
Larsien7124/
Leerschoon7123/
Luerßen7117/
Lyerson7110/
Luerson7110/
Laerson7110/
Lergent715/
Lersand714/
Luerzen713/
Lersson713/
Lierson713/
Larsenn713/
Lharsen712/
Learsan712/
Leyrson712/
Lersane711/
Loursen711/
Lershan711/
Lersing711/
Larrsen711/
Lerssin711/
Liercen711/
Leerzem711/
Larseen711/
Lehrson710/
Leirson710/
Leurson710/
Leyrgen710/
Luersan710/
Lersion710/
Laersin710/
Lowerson67418/
Lahrssen6753/
Larsåsen6727/
Larsn6723/
Lawerson6720/
Lauerson673/
Lershina672/
Laurssen672/
Louerson672/
Laurscen671/
Learsson671/
Leyerzon671/
Leirsand671/
Luersonn670/
Luerssan670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leersen
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