Leyssens Surname
Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname
Leyssens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,423 | 1:8,079 | 1,126 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Leyssens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyssens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyssens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leyssens.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyssens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyssens is the 260,043rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,822,995 people. Leyssens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Leyssens live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Leyssens is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,423 people, or 1 in 8,079. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyssens | 93 | 444 | / |
| Leysens | 93 | 394 | / |
| Lessens | 93 | 162 | / |
| Liessens | 88 | 551 | / |
| Leessens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Layssens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leyens | 86 | 595 | / |
| Lesens | 86 | 357 | / |
| Lysens | 86 | 145 | / |
| Leijssens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lissens | 80 | 991 | / |
| Liesens | 80 | 320 | / |
| Leytens | 80 | 228 | / |
| Lessins | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lassens | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lesense | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leesens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leasens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lesuens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leens | 77 | 259 | / |
| Leyns | 77 | 87 | / |
| Lyens | 77 | 30 | / |
| Lijssens | 75 | 67 | / |
| Lessence | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lessions | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loyens | 71 | 995 | / |
| Letens | 71 | 159 | / |
| Lesins | 71 | 109 | / |
| Leynse | 71 | 105 | / |
| Layens | 71 | 79 | / |
| Lisens | 71 | 76 | / |
| Luyens | 71 | 73 | / |
| Lytens | 71 | 15 | / |
| Leyons | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lehens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lejens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lesyns | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leuens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lessendje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leenns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesenx | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luytens | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lettens | 67 | 158 | / |
| Looyens | 67 | 69 | / |
| Leggens | 67 | 41 | / |
| Leehans | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lechens | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lassins | 67 | 20 | / |
| Leizens | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leitens | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leisenz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lecense | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lashens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leusins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leioens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeyans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legiens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyense | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letense | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehynns | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Leyssens
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