Leyen Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
Canada1631:226,04721,702
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Leyen (91) may also be a first name.

Leyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leyen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ, Russian: Лэйен) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leyen is the 508,499th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Leyen reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leyen is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 91 people.

The last name Leyen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands Leyen is most common in: North Holland, where 64 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Leyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leyen last name expanded 1,871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leyen last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Leyen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning 265,055 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $38,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $47,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leysen913,597/
Leyten91624/
Lehyen9153/
Leeyen9135/
Leyene9117/
Leyien911/
Leycen911/
Leyeng911/
Leen895,868/
Leyn891,288/
Lyen89300/
Leyssen83440/
Leychen8314/
Leyenne831/
Luyen806,186/
Loyen801,011/
Leyan80793/
Lyoen80499/
Lehyn80417/
Leyne80391/
Leyon80300/
Layen80217/
Leyin80103/
Leyun80100/
Liyen8078/
Leean8038/
Leyng8027/
Lejen8011/
Leien8010/
Leuen809/
Leyem807/
Leiyn805/
Leyán804/
Leytn803/
L'Yen802/
Lyuen801/
Lleyn801/
Lyaen801/
Lyien801/
Leyón801/
Lyenn801/
Lheen801/
Leynn800/
Leynd800/
Leyhn800/
Leenn800/
Leysenne7719/
Leysseng771/
Luyten737,023/
Leisen73902/
Leyane73566/
Looyen73369/
Leytem73342/
Leiten73201/
Lehyan73187/
Leusen73149/
Layten73147/
Loysen73116/
Leyang7387/
Leyong7385/
Leyine7376/
Loween7372/
Lehyna7365/
Leying7364/
Leiyon7360/
Liyene7350/
Lieyan7340/
Liayen7335/
Leeang7330/
Layene7329/
Leyhan7320/
Leytin7318/
Leeyan7318/
Leutyn7318/
Leggen7315/
Leyone7313/
Leuten7313/
Leiyng7313/
Leasen7312/
Lajeen7310/
Layeng739/
Leejan737/
Leyina737/
Leyung736/
Loyenn736/
Layenk735/
Leyant734/
Leysin734/
Leyand734/
Leißen734/
Lauyen734/
Layhen733/
Lahyen733/
Laysen733/
Lyaien733/
Leynne733/
Leeane732/
Leeand732/
Leygne732/
Louyen732/
Luyene732/
Loyene732/
Leejin732/
Leejon732/
Lleien731/
Lleyne731/
Leucen731/
Lehyne731/
Layent731/
Luysen731/
Leiehn731/
Leeyon731/
Loyeng731/
Loyien731/
Layoen731/
Laheyn731/
Leyint731/
Leysne731/
Leysnn731/
Leytön731/
Loyhen731/
Leyohn731/
Leeian731/
Leejen731/
Lehean730/
Loyent730/
Leaten730/
Leuenn730/
Leueen730/
Leyssenne71313/
Lien6732,885/
Lean6710,554/
Lein679,350/
Leijten672,184/
Loen671,586/
Layn671,417/
Luen67786/
Laen67663/
Leun67288/
Laheyne67262/
Luyssen67255/
Leushyn67146/
Leitten67133/
Leijsen67114/
Looysen6799/
Lyawene6796/
Leyting6776/
Leyhane6755/
Legienė6752/
Legiehn6742/
Leissen6740/
Leichen6740/
Leynova6739/
Leejang6737/
Loyn6728/
Leym6726/
Leysing6724/
Leeyong6716/
Leiteng6713/
Leehang6711/
Leussen6710/
Luyn6710/
Leyogne679/
Lejn679/
Leishyn676/
Leeanne675/
Leeyang675/
Leyoung673/
Loychen673/
Leejohn672/
Leuchen672/
Leãn672/
Leiceng672/
Looyeng671/
Leycing671/
Leyinne671/
Leuscen671/
Leggien671/
Luytten671/
Loyenne671/
Lauteen671/
Laiseen671/
Leyßing671/
Leán671/
Leyangh671/
Layheng671/
Leihyna671/
Leiseng671/
Leachen670/
Laytent670/
Leassen670/
Leauwen670/
Layenhg670/
Leasien670/

Leyen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦallyn90.91
ﺍﻟﻴﻦalyn9.09
Leyen in the Russian language
Лэйенlejen-

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