Leiden Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leiden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Finland261:211,41217,592
Israel111:777,96750,646
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Leidén (10) are calculated separately.

Leiden (488) may also be a first name.

Leiden Last Name Facts

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

Leiden (Arabic: اليدن, Tibetan: ལས་སྒྲེན་) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Leidén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Leiden are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 384,758th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 488 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Leiden is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 35 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Leiden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leiden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leiden surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leiden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leiden surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leiden earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leidén9410/
Leijden9226/
Leidesn921/
Liden91850/
Leden91525/
Leidn915/
Leyden834,832/
Ledent833,066/
Ledden831,121/
Ledeng83264/
Leeden83255/
Leaden83246/
Lidden83142/
Ledien83140/
Lideng83106/
Laiden83102/
Loiden8386/
Ledeen8371/
Leuden8361/
Lideen8347/
Lidehn8311/
Luiden839/
Lieden837/
Ledeun836/
Lijden833/
Lesden833/
Ledenn833/
Åliden833/
Lihden833/
L'Eden832/
Ledesn832/
Lueden831/
Lisden831/
Hleden831/
Leidem831/
Lioden831/
Leidin831/
Ledenc831/
Ledend831/
Laeden830/
Loeden830/
Ledn805/
Lidn803/
Leiding771,047/
Glieden77328/
Liodden77143/
Leusden77120/
Letdeng7752/
Loehden7735/
Laideng7719/
Ledienė778/
Leedeng774/
Leedenn772/
Leadhen772/
Laedeen772/
Liadeen771/
Luijden771/
Leydeen771/
Lidienė771/
Leadeng771/
Leedeen771/
Leydden770/
Ledehen770/
Leudden770/
Leedden770/
Lichden770/
Ledin736,952/
Lyden733,446/
Lidén732,736/
Laden732,139/
Lidin731,024/
Ledyn73205/
Lidem73147/
Ledem7315/
Lidne734/
Lidèn733/
Ledín733/
Lidng732/
Ledne732/
Ledün732/
Leydn731/
Lednt731/
Leadn731/
Ledng731/
Leijding7125/
Lawedien7112/
Ledenová7111/
Ledenova7111/
Leegyden712/
Lidenova711/
Liaideen711/
Leiddion710/
Louden677,594/
Layden674,064/
Lhaden672,566/
Lauden671,214/
Leddin671,024/
Laidin67578/
Ledina67539/
Leding67427/
Ladent67407/
Ladden67342/
Loyden67267/
Lidina67192/
Leadem67144/
Lydeen67143/
Liding67143/
Ledyna67104/
Ladeng6798/
Hladen6787/
Ladeen6773/
Liduin6744/
Laidenova6741/
Loedin6740/
Liddin6737/
Luidin6737/
Luyden6735/
Hledin6734/
Leydin6733/
Ledgin6733/
Ledion6732/
Lihdén6731/
Lasden6729/
Lledin6717/
Liedén6716/
Ladien6715/
Lejdyn6715/
Liadin6712/
Luedin6711/
Ledeem6710/
Laedin678/
Lidäng677/
Liodin676/
Lisdin675/
Lydien675/
Lejdin675/
Hledín675/
Lahden673/
Leudem673/
Leduin673/
Ladend673/
Ledihn672/
Leudin672/
Loidin672/
Lydenn671/
Lowedn671/
Lidink671/
Laduen671/
Ledyon671/
Leedem671/
Leydem671/
Liedin671/
Lledín671/
Lydeng671/
Lehdin671/
L'Éden671/
Ladeun671/
Liaudienė671/
Litdin671/
Lydden670/
Lydehn670/
Ladenn670/
Ladenk670/
Lladen670/
Leedin670/

Leiden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leiden in the Tibetan language
ལས་སྒྲེན་lédren-
Leiden in the Arabic language
اليدنalydn-
ليدنlydn-
ايدنaydn-

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