Leppens Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leppens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leppens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4251:27,0514,311
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leppens Last Name Facts

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

Leppens occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leppens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 565,867th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Leppens live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leppens is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 27,051. In Belgium Leppens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Leppens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leppens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leppens surname fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leppens Last Name Statistics demography

Leppens earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.38% less than the national average, earning R 139,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieppens931/
Leuppens930/
Lippens864,519/
Lyppens8676/
Leupens8617/
Liepens8610/
Lappens865/
Loppens862/
Lepense861/
Leppins860/
Lijppens801/
Lippensd801/
Lepins7752/
Lopens7741/
Lapens776/
Lipens776/
Lypens771/
Liepins714,498/
Lepinsh7184/
Lappins7127/
Llepins7125/
Lohpens7125/
Leipins715/
Lippins712/
Lespins712/
Lipense711/
Lippensová711/
Loppins711/
Lepions710/
Liepinsh6783/
Leipynsh671/
Lipns671/
Lespence670/
Lopns670/

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leppens
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