Lequien Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lequien Surname Definition:

(French), the Dog; and they bear one in their Arms.

Lequien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3631:48,7336,334
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Lequien Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), the Dog; and they bear one in their Arms.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Lequien Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lequien is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lequien click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lequien? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 279,656th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. Lequien is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lequien live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 48,733. In France Lequien is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Grand Est, where 6 percent reside. Beside France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Lequien Last Name Statistics demography

Lequien earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lequient9318/
Lesquien932/
Lequiene931/
Lequin925,793/
Lequen92295/
Leuquen86555/
Lequint86398/
Lesquin8662/
Loquien8648/
Lequyen8618/
Lesquen868/
Lequeen865/
Leuquin862/
Lequuin862/
Leyquin861/
Lequent861/
Liquien861/
Lekuien861/
Laquien861/
Lequiem861/
Lequjin861/
Lequn838/
Leqin834/
Leqen831/
Lequenne80342/
Llesquen8017/
Lleuquen802/
D'Lequin801/
Liquin771,272/
Luiken771,153/
Leguen77683/
Leguin77525/
Leiken77393/
Lekien77307/
Loquin77305/
Loquen77231/
Leuken77156/
Laquin77105/
Leukin7741/
Liquen7728/
Leqing7727/
Lequim7716/
Lequem774/
Luicen772/
Lecuen772/
Laquen771/
Lechien711,506/
Lliquin711,048/
Luijken71377/
Lekueng7181/
Lekienė7151/
Leichen7140/
Liaquen7123/
Llaquin7119/
Locquen7116/
Laqueen7110/
Liquent7110/
Leckien718/
Lloquen718/
Leucken717/
Lesquim716/
Laquyen715/
Liguien714/
Laquinn713/
Leicken713/
Leikken713/
Leycuen713/
Leguenn712/
Lleguin711/
Liquing711/
Lekouen711/
Lekiene711/
Lekient711/
Legkien711/
Leuquén711/
Leigwen711/
Leiqing711/
Leeqing711/
Leken67606/
Liken67422/
Licen67382/
Lekin67346/
Liekienė67325/
Llaiquen67187/
Leškienė67150/
Leikienė67135/
Liqin6769/
Lecin6761/
Liqun6748/
Lecen6720/
Leckienė6713/
Laqin6713/
Leskiehn675/
Lekkhien675/
Leckiene674/
Lacqueen674/
Leqnq672/
Leskiene672/
Leikiene672/
Leechien672/
Leskihen671/
Lekaiyen671/
Lequm671/
Lekihene671/
Leeqn671/
Laqun670/

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  • 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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