Len Surname

18,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Len Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Len Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8,5021:1,822409
Vietnam5,6201:16,485346
Ukraine3,4151:13,3301,742
Russia2,5041:57,5577,506
Malaysia2,2331:13,2081,372
United States1,3521:268,09125,206
Mexico7891:157,3214,749
Indonesia7441:177,75417,164
Spain7301:64,0445,778
Guatemala7051:22,8121,667
Cuba4311:26,7351,466
Brunei3151:1,329268
Papua New Guinea2511:32,4853,773
Israel2261:37,8665,201
Poland1801:211,16027,852
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
England1131:493,08031,588
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Panama941:41,6202,166
Kazakhstan931:190,13417,895
France921:721,98690,334
Ecuador911:174,7907,483
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Romania871:230,78022,248
Australia861:313,90427,145
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Japan831:1,540,29324,672
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
India701:10,958,077204,613
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
China471:29,091,9481,546
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Bolivia161:663,5274,447
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden161:615,42245,338
El Salvador151:422,9262,747
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

The alternate forms: Leń (5) are calculated separately.

Len (100,135) may also be a first name.

Len Last Name Facts

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

The last name Len (Bengali: লেন, Georgian: ლენ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻦ, Hindi: लेन, Marathi: लेण, Oriya: େଲନ, Russian: Лень) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Leń. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Len? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,167th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 239,959 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Len reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 10,176th most common first name internationally, held by 100,135 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 8,502 people, or 1 in 1,822. In Cambodia it is most prevalent in: Siem Reap Province, where 16 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 10 percent are found and Kampot Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Cambodia this last name is found in 111 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 19 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.

Len Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Len has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,413 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Len Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Len surname are 15.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Len earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 183.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,048 per year; in South Africa they earn 230.97% more than the national average, earning R 786,504 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $24,016,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.32% more than the national average, earning $52,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leń895/
Leng86624,876/
Lien8632,885/
Lent867,098/
Lehn866,688/
Leen865,868/
Loen861,586/
Luen86786/
Lenn86749/
Lend86707/
Laen86663/
Leun86288/
Leën86115/
Lhen8669/
Lemn8662/
Llen8656/
Hlen8624/
Løen8614/
Ålen866/
Lesn862/
Lenø862/
Ln80328/
Lenne754,115/
Lluen752,409/
Lendt75588/
Lenck75324/
Liehn75319/
Laehn75258/
Hølen75110/
Lemne75103/
Loehn7592/
Glien7582/
Lengg7561/
Leent7552/
Øhlen7531/
Leeng7524/
Løeng7522/
Åhlen7522/
Ålien7522/
Lendh7516/
Lenng7516/
Liuen7515/
Luehn7513/
Leend7511/
Lennø7511/
Hloen7511/
Lengh757/
Liaen757/
Lleng754/
Hleng754/
Luenn752/
Hålen752/
Lennå752/
Lloen752/
Leunn751/
Laenn751/
Lentt751/
Llend751/
Lyaen751/
Lenšs751/
Lemnk751/
Loenn751/
Lheen751/
Lemnn751/
Lehnn751/
Hleen751/
Hlenn751/
Lienn750/
Lhenn750/
Leenn750/
Lin6718,909,435/
Lem6729,844/
Lyn678,361/
Geelen674,634/
Lengue672,849/
Lng67693/
Lenova67314/
Hålien6750/
Lennkh6734/
Lenowa6734/
Lín6726/
Lnh6723/
Lnd6721/
Høllen6716/
Løn6716/
Lne6713/
Lln6712/
Hållen679/
Lnq679/
Lnn677/
Lenque677/
Lenová676/
Lhn674/
Lån674/
Lnt674/
Lengkh673/
Lengne673/
Län673/
Hln672/
Hleemn672/
Glienn671/
Leenne671/
Lün671/
Lön671/
Lïn671/
D'Lent671/
Lemgne671/
Lehenk670/
Lenntt670/
Lehnck670/

Len Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Len in the Georgian language
ლენlen-
Len in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻦaln-
Len in the Bengali language
লেনlena-
Len in the Hindi language
लेनlena-
Len in the Oriya language
େଲନelana-
Len in the Marathi language
लेणlena-
Len in the Russian language
Леньlen-

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Footnotes

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