Leynen Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leynen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leynen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3121:36,8486,017
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Leynen (12) may also be a first name.

Leynen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leynen occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leynen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leynen is the 855,216th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Leynen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 36,848. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 15 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynen91642/
Lenen91425/
Lehyonen861/
Lehnen836,622/
Laenen833,510/
Leenen832,891/
Leinen832,781/
Loenen83709/
Leunen83575/
Leneng83322/
Lienen83281/
Luenen8314/
Lhenen8310/
Laynen838/
Leanen838/
Lenaen834/
Leynin833/
Lynhen833/
Leneen832/
Loynen831/
Llenen831/
Lejnen831/
Legnen831/
Leneun831/
Lenien831/
Lenenn831/
Lynenn830/
Leijnen77133/
Leinenn7775/
Liehnen7733/
Leyning7718/
Loehnen779/
Layanen776/
Lehnenn776/
Llehnen773/
Lengeen773/
Leynina771/
Leynion771/
Leutnen771/
Lehenen771/
Loyenen771/
Lyjynen771/
Hlaenen771/
Laynenn771/
Layunen771/
Leisnen770/
Lettnen770/
Layneen770/
Lawenen770/
Lenin733,582/
Linen73916/
Lanen73468/
Lenyn7353/
Lenem7332/
Lynyn7319/
Lynin739/
Lenín731/
Lehttnen711/
Lieyanin711/
Leyognin711/
Leinehen710/
Lenina672,389/
Lannen671,129/
Lening671,092/
Lineen67470/
Lijnen67469/
Laanen67255/
Leenin67189/
Lyonin67164/
Llenin6771/
Lenyon6768/
Laneng6747/
Lengin6746/
Hlynyn6745/
Lenyna6744/
Lahnen6740/
Launen6738/
Lainen6732/
Luinen6731/
Leunin6728/
Lyanin6727/
Leinin6725/
Lynyna6724/
Lynina6719/
Lionen6719/
Lesnin6717/
Lineng6717/
Leunyn6715/
Lejnin678/
Lenion677/
Leanin677/
Lehnem676/
Letnin675/
Legnin675/
Llanen675/
Leenim672/
Lounen672/
Laneen672/
Lehnin672/
Linien672/
Lysnin671/
Linaen671/
Lanien671/
Letnem671/
Lenint671/
Lyngin671/
Hlynin671/
Lanoen671/
Lignen671/
Lesnyn671/
Leninn671/
Leinyn671/
Linend670/
Lagnen670/
Lanemn670/
Laynin670/
Lanent670/
Lenihn670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leynen
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