Lens Surname
Approximately 6,105 people bear this surname
Lens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,658 | 1:6,934 | 914 |
| Netherlands | 1,038 | 1:16,269 | 2,497 |
| Spain | 510 | 1:91,671 | 7,660 |
| France | 486 | 1:136,672 | 20,929 |
| Bolivia | 389 | 1:27,292 | 1,953 |
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| Argentina | 282 | 1:151,572 | 12,809 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Brazil | 202 | 1:1,059,774 | 37,226 |
| South Africa | 153 | 1:354,103 | 32,399 |
| Suriname | 147 | 1:3,759 | 747 |
| Uruguay | 96 | 1:35,747 | 4,143 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Colombia | 17 | 1:2,810,240 | 14,126 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Lens (768) may also be a first name.
Lens Demographics
Average Male Lens Height
174.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lens (Arabic: لنس, Hindi: लेंस, Marathi: लेन्स) is found most in Belgium. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 79,865th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,193,701 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lens are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lens is also the 296,201st most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 768 people.
This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,658 people, or 1 in 6,934. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent live, Walloon Region, where 13 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.
Lens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lens last name grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Lens last name are 1.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Lens earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,543 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.61% less than the national average, earning R 136,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.57% less than the national average, earning $14,855,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $52,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lense | 89 | 2,855 | / |
| Liens | 89 | 597 | / |
| Leens | 89 | 259 | / |
| Loens | 89 | 193 | / |
| Lenss | 89 | 190 | / |
| Laens | 89 | 136 | / |
| Lenns | 89 | 24 | / |
| Lenæs | 89 | 22 | / |
| Lensh | 89 | 20 | / |
| Llens | 89 | 14 | / |
| Lehns | 89 | 13 | / |
| Lensz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Luens | 89 | 3 | / |
| Leuns | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lns | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lensch | 80 | 1,472 | / |
| Llense | 80 | 502 | / |
| Lehnst | 80 | 42 | / |
| Lennse | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lensjø | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lennås | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leense | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehens | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leenns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laensz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lenshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gliens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lenz | 75 | 81,868 | / |
| Lins | 75 | 75,728 | / |
| Lems | 75 | 1,560 | / |
| Löns | 75 | 229 | / |
| Läns | 75 | 77 | / |
| Lüns | 75 | 66 | / |
| Lyns | 75 | 40 | / |
| Lenx | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lõns | 75 | 12 | / |
| Lnsp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Líns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Līns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnse | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lensche | 73 | 10 | / |
| Luensch | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lensova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Geelens | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lensová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyons | 67 | 166,419 | / |
| Lenze | 67 | 3,171 | / |
| Linse | 67 | 2,490 | / |
| Lions | 67 | 2,047 | / |
| Lence | 67 | 1,608 | / |
| Lench | 67 | 955 | / |
| Lünse | 67 | 298 | / |
| Linss | 67 | 233 | / |
| Glins | 67 | 137 | / |
| Lenje | 67 | 61 | / |
| Llins | 67 | 60 | / |
| Luenz | 67 | 50 | / |
| Luins | 67 | 44 | / |
| Linsz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lynæs | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lynns | 67 | 29 | / |
| Linås | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lähns | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lynås | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lenzt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leems | 67 | 9 | / |
| Linns | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lienz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laenz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lemse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lennx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlems | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lynsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ølnæs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lönås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loenz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löhns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlnns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lennz | 67 | 0 | / |
Lens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lens in the Hindi language | ||
| लेंस | lensa | - |
| Lens in the Marathi language | ||
| लेन्स | lensa | 71.43 |
| लॅन्स | lensa | 28.57 |
| Lens in the Arabic language | ||
| لنس | lns | - |
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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 Lens
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