Leprince Surname

90,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Leprince Surname User-submission:

Means 'the prince' in french.

Leprince Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,9351:13,4601,358
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
Canada421:877,27667,671
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leprince (119) may also be a first name.

Leprince Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'the prince' in french.

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Leprince Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leprince occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leprince? popularity and diffusion

Leprince is the 90,361st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,373,713 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Leprince are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 119 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 4,935 people, or 1 in 13,460. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 23 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Leprince Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leprince has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leprince last name increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leprince Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leprince surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Leprince earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 40.59% more than the national average, earning $60,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.24% more than the national average, earning $76,633 CAD per year.

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