Leijns Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leijns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leijns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
France11:66,422,722504,397

Leijns Last Name Facts

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

Leijns is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leijns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leijns is the 4,427,875th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Leijns occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leijns are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Leijns is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 37 percent reside, Drenthe, where 32 percent reside and Utrecht, where 26 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijnse92462/
Leins912,326/
Leijtens86644/
Lejins83404/
Legins83145/
Lijnse83109/
Lesins83109/
Leinss8370/
Leinse8334/
Leinæs8329/
Lezins836/
Leinås836/
Lejans836/
Leinsh834/
Lejens832/
Letins832/
Lijens831/
Leinsz831/
Lijons831/
Leinns831/
Leuins830/
Leijssens801/
Leggins77715/
Loijens77129/
Leegins7717/
Leizens7716/
Leitens779/
Lessins774/
Leitins774/
Leigens772/
Leusins772/
Lecinse772/
Lettins771/
Legiens771/
Letjens771/
Leioens771/
Lezzins770/
Leagins770/
Lains73693/
Liens73597/
Leinz73367/
Leens73259/
Loens73193/
Laens73136/
Leyns7387/
Luins7344/
Loins7339/
Lians7334/
Lyens7330/
Leans7328/
Leinß7326/
Leims733/
Luens733/
Leuns730/
Lojns730/
Leidgens7190/
Lijssens7167/
Leggions7132/
Looijens715/
Leiggins712/
Luijtens712/
Leinsová711/
Leutjens710/
Leitgins710/
Loyens67995/
Leyens67595/
Lesens67357/
Lawens67340/
Legens67181/
Letens67159/
Lowens67150/
Lysens67145/
Leynse67105/
Layens6779/
Lisens6776/
Luyens6773/
Leanse6764/
Lyions6761/
Lisins6746/
Lainse6733/
Litens6729/
Lujans6728/
Leinch6728/
Lojans6728/
Liyons6726/
Louens6717/
Lytens6715/
Luijdjens6714/
Lehans6712/
Ligins6710/
Lijnch6710/
Lizins678/
Leyons677/
Litins677/
Licens675/
Lianse675/
Lasins675/
Latins675/
Liuins673/
Lacins673/
Lehens672/
Lesyns672/
Ligens672/
Lyians671/
Lyains671/
Lojens671/
Lesims671/
Leuens671/
Laensz671/
Leanns671/
Leenns671/
Lejams671/
Lazins671/
Laions671/
Lajens671/
Lagins671/
Licins671/
Lygins670/
Lizens670/
Lycins670/
Leanst670/
Layins670/
Loinns670/

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