Lens Surname

79,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,6581:6,934914
Netherlands1,0381:16,2692,497
Spain5101:91,6717,660
France4861:136,67220,929
Bolivia3891:27,2921,953
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Argentina2821:151,57212,809
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Suriname1471:3,759747
Uruguay961:35,7474,143
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia521:519,14839,018
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England371:1,505,89364,828
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Israel261:329,14027,831
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Barbados11:287,4482,772
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Lens (768) may also be a first name.

Lens Last Name Facts

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

Lens (Arabic: لنس, Hindi: लेंस, Marathi: लेन्स) is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,865th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,193,701 people. The last name Lens occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Lens live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 296,201st most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 768 people.

This last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,658 people, or 1 in 6,934. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 13 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Lens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lens surname 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 holding the Lens last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lens last name are 1.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.22% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lense892,855/
Liens89597/
Leens89259/
Loens89193/
Lenss89190/
Laens89136/
Lenns8924/
Lenæs8922/
Lensh8920/
Llens8914/
Lehns8913/
Lensz899/
Luens893/
Leuns890/
Lns8614/
Lensch801,472/
Llense80502/
Lehnst8042/
Lennse8021/
Lensjø808/
Lennås802/
Leense802/
Lehens802/
Leenns801/
Laensz801/
Lenshe801/
Gliens800/
Lenz7581,868/
Lins7575,728/
Lems751,560/
Löns75229/
Läns7577/
Lüns7566/
Lyns7540/
Lenx7514/
Lõns7512/
Lnsp753/
Líns751/
Līns751/
Lnns751/
Lnse750/
Lensche7310/
Luensch736/
Lensova733/
Geelens732/
Lensová731/
Lyons67166,419/
Lenze673,171/
Linse672,490/
Lions672,047/
Lence671,608/
Lench67955/
Lünse67298/
Linss67233/
Glins67137/
Lenje6761/
Llins6760/
Luenz6750/
Luins6744/
Linsz6738/
Lynæs6732/
Lynns6729/
Linås6720/
Lähns6718/
Lynås6713/
Lenzt6710/
Leems679/
Linns679/
Lienz679/
Laenz679/
Lemse677/
Lennx673/
Hlems672/
Linsh672/
Lynsh672/
Lenshova671/
Lihns671/
Ølnæs671/
Lemsz671/
Lemss671/
Lönås671/
Loenz671/
Löhns671/
Hlnns670/
Lennz670/

Lens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lens in the Hindi language
लेंसlensa-
Lens in the Marathi language
लेन्सlensa71.43
लॅन्सlensa28.57
Lens in the Arabic language
لنسlns-

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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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