Leën Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leën Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leën Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Leen (5,868) are calculated separately.

Leën (10) may also be a first name.

Leën Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leën is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Leen. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leën.

How Common Is The Last Name Leën? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Leën live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 109,492. In Belgium Leën is most common in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 6 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leen925,868/
Len8630,370/
Leng75624,876/
Lien7532,885/
Lent757,098/
Lehn756,688/
Loen751,586/
Luen75786/
Lenn75749/
Lend75707/
Laen75663/
Leun75288/
Lhen7569/
Lemn7562/
Llen7556/
Hlen7524/
Løen7514/
Ålen756/
Lenø752/
Lesn752/
Lëön752/
Lenne674,115/
Lluen672,409/
Lendt67588/
Ln67328/
Lenck67324/
Liehn67319/
Laehn67258/
Hølen67110/
Lemne67103/
Loehn6792/
Glien6782/
Lengg6761/
Leent6752/
Øhlen6731/
Leeng6724/
Løeng6722/
Åhlen6722/
Ålien6722/
Lendh6716/
Lenng6716/
Liuen6715/
Luehn6713/
Lennø6711/
Leend6711/
Hloen6711/
Lengh677/
Liaen677/
Lleng674/
Hleng674/
Hålen672/
Lennå672/
Lloen672/
Luenn672/
Lyoën671/
Laenn671/
Lentt671/
Llend671/
Lyaen671/
Lenšs671/
Lemnk671/
Loenn671/
Lheen671/
Lemnn671/
Lehnn671/
Hleen671/
Hlenn671/
Leunn671/
Leenn670/
Lhenn670/
Lienn670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leën
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