Leeyen Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leeyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leeyen (29) may also be a first name.

Leeyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leeyen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leeyen.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeyen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Leeyen occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Leeyen reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 511,733. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 61 percent reside, North Brabant, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyen91644/
Leysen833,597/
Leyten83624/
Lehyen8353/
Lueyen8325/
Leayen8323/
Leeyan8318/
Leyene8317/
Leiyen835/
Leuyen834/
Leeyin833/
Loeyen832/
Leeyon831/
Leyien831/
Leycen831/
Leyeng831/
Leeaen831/
Leejen831/
Leyaen830/
Leueen830/
Leen805,868/
Leyn801,288/
Lyen80300/
Leyssen77440/
Leeijen7790/
Leeyian7730/
Letuyen7716/
Leeyong7716/
Leychen7714/
Lehuyen7711/
Leiyean776/
Leeyang775/
Leheynh773/
Leeyoan771/
Leseyan771/
Lesayen771/
Leyenne771/
Lieeien771/
Lejayen771/
Leeiean771/
Leesean771/
Luyen736,186/
Loyen731,011/
Leyan73793/
Lyoen73499/
Lehyn73417/
Leyon73300/
Layen73217/
Leyin73103/
Leyun73100/
Liyen7378/
Leoen7340/
Leean7338/
Leyng7327/
Lyean7319/
Lejen7311/
Leien7310/
Leuen739/
Leyem737/
Leiyn735/
Leyán734/
Leytn733/
L'Yen732/
Lyuen731/
Lleyn731/
Lyaen731/
Lyien731/
Leyón731/
Lyenn731/
Lheen731/
Leynn730/
Leynd730/
Leyhn730/
Leenn730/
Leseyane71526/
Leteyane7124/
Leysenne7119/
Leteeane7114/
Leeheung715/
Leeheang712/
Leeseyon711/
Leysseng711/
Leseyang711/
Leeteang711/
Luyten677,023/
Leisen67902/
Looyen67369/
Leyssenne67313/
Leehan67248/
Leiten67201/
Lehyan67187/
Leusen67149/
Layten67147/
Loysen67116/
Leyang6787/
Leyong6785/
Loween6772/
Lehyna6765/
Leying6764/
Leiyon6760/
Liyene6750/
Loiyen6744/
Lieyan6740/
Lehuen6738/
Liayen6735/
Leeang6730/
Layene6729/
Leyhan6720/
Leytin6718/
Leutyn6718/
Lesean6715/
Leggen6715/
Leowen6714/
Leuten6713/
Leiyng6713/
Leasen6712/
Lajeen6710/
Layeng679/
Leejan677/
Leyina677/
Leyung676/
Loyenn676/
Laeuen676/
Leeyam675/
Layenk675/
Leyant674/
Leysin674/
Leyand674/
Leißen674/
Lauyen674/
Layhen673/
Lahyen673/
Laysen673/
Laiyen673/
Lyaien673/
Leeane672/
Leeand672/
Loyuen672/
Louyen672/
Lecean672/
Luyene672/
Loyene672/
Leejin672/
Leejon672/
Laaeen672/
Lueaen671/
Lueuen671/
Lleien671/
Leucen671/
Layent671/
Luysen671/
Leiehn671/
Loyeng671/
Loyien671/
Layaen671/
Layoen671/
Lehein671/
Laheyn671/
Leyint671/
Leysnn671/
Leytön671/
Leseejane671/
Loyhen671/
Leyohn671/
Leeian671/
Lehean670/
Loyent670/
Leaten670/
Leuenn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leeyen
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