Lensen Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5701:10,7561,474
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Belgium781:147,39320,769
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada551:669,92054,285
France391:1,703,147154,208
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
England191:2,932,529101,561
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Lensén (13) are calculated separately.

Lensen (33) may also be a first name.

Lensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lensen (Marathi: लेन्सेन, Oriya: େଲନ୍େସନ୍, Russian: Ленсен) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear as: Lensén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lensen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 201,907th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lensen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally, held by 33 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,570 people, or 1 in 10,756. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 15 percent live, North Brabant, where 14 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Lensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lensen last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lensen last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 396.33% more than the national average, earning R 1,179,480 per year; in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lensén9413/
Lenssen922,397/
Leensen92128/
Lenseng927/
Lenåsen924/
Lehnsen921/
Lenßsen921/
Lensent921/
Loensen920/
Lenschen86120/
Lehensen861/
Leenssen861/
Lenzen838,037/
Linsen831,364/
Lengen831,056/
Lenson83644/
Lenßen83331/
Lensin83151/
Lemsen8371/
Lencen836/
Lensan834/
Lensem832/
Lensng831/
Lynsen831/
Lensyn831/
Lennschen801/
Linssen774,218/
Lensing773,831/
Lenshin77958/
Lenshyn77202/
Lenzgen77111/
Leenson7780/
Lentgen7750/
Lenzuen7739/
Linseng7734/
Lengeng7733/
Lensone7722/
Lensang7717/
Lensson7714/
Lenzhen7711/
Lenceng776/
Linnsen775/
Lenchen774/
Luensan774/
Lensant773/
Lemngen772/
Lensyna772/
Linsent771/
Lienson771/
Lhenson771/
Leunson771/
Laenzen771/
Lemssen771/
Lenzeng771/
Lynseng771/
Lensint771/
Lencent771/
Lienzen771/
Lehnson771/
Laenson771/
Lenshan770/
Lennson770/
Lemnson770/
Luencen770/
Lenzn731/
Lnshn731/
Lenshina711,185/
Lenshyna71155/
Lensahan717/
Linnåsen716/
Lensinck712/
Luenshan712/
Lendzien712/
Lhensson711/
Lemschen711/
Lensione711/
Lenshong711/
Lenchent711/
Linson672,525/
Lenzin67599/
Linsin67335/
Lenssinck67103/
Lemgen6756/
Linsan6755/
Lengin6746/
Lencin6730/
Lenzan6729/
Linsén6717/
Lenjan677/
Lemsem675/
Lengem675/
Lencon674/
Lenjin674/
Lnsang674/
Lenzon673/
Hlnson672/
Lenzenová672/
Lynsne672/
Limsen672/
Lindsn671/
Lenschina671/
Lenzem671/
Lencem671/
Lionsn671/
Lensim671/
Lencyn671/
Lengengue671/
Lynson670/

Lensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lensen in the Oriya language
େଲନ୍େସନ୍elanesan-
Lensen in the Marathi language
लेन्सेनlensena-
Lensen in the Russian language
Ленсенlensen-

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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 Lensen
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