Lehn Surname

73,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Lehn Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked for a lord on a feudal estate.

Lehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7761:29,0013,818
United States2,0761:174,59517,553
Brazil5551:385,72014,737
Norway2471:20,8192,677
France2281:291,32844,676
Liberia1561:28,2602,732
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Denmark1201:47,0394,907
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Austria291:293,63633,260
Israel161:534,85239,210
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

Lehn (86) may also be a first name.

Lehn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked for a lord on a feudal estate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lehn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehn is found most in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,582nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,089,645 people. The last name Lehn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Lehn live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 86 people.

Lehn is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,776 people, or 1 in 29,001. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany Lehn is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Lehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lehn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lehn are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lehn earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning 327,971 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $59,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liehn89319/
Laehn89258/
Loehn8992/
Luehn8913/
Lehnn891/
Len8630,370/
Lhn864/
Lehenk800/
Lehnck800/
Leng75624,876/
Lien7532,885/
Lent757,098/
Leen755,868/
Loen751,586/
Luen75786/
Lenn75749/
Lend75707/
Laen75663/
Löhn75621/
Lühn75544/
Lihn75326/
Leun75288/
Lähn75228/
Leën75115/
Lhen7569/
Lemn7562/
Llen7556/
Hlen7524/
Løen7514/
Ålen756/
Lhin754/
Lesn752/
Lenø752/
Llhn752/
Lhng751/
Lhln751/
Lhnd751/
Lhnh751/
Lhnk751/
Lhnn751/
Lhnq751/
Lhyn751/
Lemh751/
Lyhn750/
Lehnová732/
Lehecen731/
Lenne674,115/
Lluen672,409/
Lendt67588/
Ln67328/
Lenck67324/
Hølen67110/
Lemne67103/
Luihn6786/
Glien6782/
Lengg6761/
Leent6752/
Låhne6746/
Øhlen6731/
Leeng6724/
Løeng6722/
Åhlen6722/
Ålien6722/
Lähnn6721/
Löhnn6719/
Lendh6716/
Lenng6716/
Liuen6715/
Lehessen6714/
Lehenová6714/
Leend6711/
Lennø6711/
Hloen6711/
Løhne678/
Lengh677/
Liaen677/
Lleng674/
Hleng674/
Luenn672/
Hålen672/
Lennå672/
Lloen672/
Lhynn671/
Leunn671/
Laenn671/
Lemth671/
Lentt671/
Hlihn671/
Llend671/
Lyaen671/
Lehenova671/
Lenšs671/
Lemnk671/
Loenn671/
Lheen671/
Lhnhz671/
Lemnn671/
Hleen671/
Hlenn671/
Lienn670/
Lhenn670/
Leenn670/

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