Leyssens Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leyssens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4231:8,0791,126
France381:1,747,966156,445
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyssens93444/
Leysens93394/
Lessens93162/
Liessens88551/
Leessens881/
Layssens881/
Leyens86595/
Lesens86357/
Lysens86145/
Leijssens821/
Lissens80991/
Liesens80320/
Leytens80228/
Lessins804/
Lassens803/
Lesense802/
Leesens801/
Leasens800/
Lesuens800/
Leens77259/
Leyns7787/
Lyens7730/
Lijssens7567/
Lessence7515/
Lessions751/
Loyens71995/
Letens71159/
Lesins71109/
Leynse71105/
Layens7179/
Lisens7176/
Luyens7173/
Lytens7115/
Leyons717/
Lehens712/
Lejens712/
Lesyns712/
Leuens711/
Lessendje711/
Leenns711/
Lesenx711/
Luytens67164/
Lettens67158/
Looyens6769/
Leggens6741/
Leehans6741/
Lechens6732/
Lassins6720/
Leizens6716/
Leitens679/
Leisenz677/
Lecense674/
Lashens673/
Leusins672/
Leioens671/
Leeyans671/
Legiens671/
Luyense671/
Letense671/
Lehynns671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leyssens
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