Listen Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Listen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Listen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

The alternate forms: Listén (5) are calculated separately.

Listen (2,901) may also be a first name.

Listen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Listen (Marathi: टेन) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Listén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Listen.

How Common Is The Last Name Listen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,101,507th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Listen reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Listen is also the 134,869th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,901 people.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Not including Malawi Listen occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Listén945/
Leisten922,077/
Listuen9228/
Lidsten9225/
Listoen9219/
Listøen9219/
Lijsten9213/
Laisten922/
Listeen920/
Liten91106/
Leijsten86171/
Litten832,712/
Luiten832,339/
Lijten83333/
Lesten83224/
Leiten83201/
Lieten83163/
Listin83112/
Lithen83106/
Liteng8332/
Loiten8329/
Laiten8321/
Løiten8320/
Lusten8318/
Lihten838/
Lysten833/
Lituen833/
Listem831/
Litoen831/
Glijsteen808/
Luijten772,576/
Leijten772,184/
Listina77713/
Listing77518/
Lichten77286/
Lehsten77281/
Liethen77228/
Leitten77133/
Lestien7761/
Leysten7748/
Leistén7727/
Listion7723/
Leesten7722/
Leistin7716/
Leiteng7713/
Ledsten7711/
Leithen772/
Leitien772/
Lithten772/
Letsten772/
Luitten771/
Listink771/
Lesteen771/
Laitene771/
Luitien771/
Listtin771/
Liszteń771/
Litthen771/
Lajsten771/
Laiteng771/
Laysten771/
Litteen770/
Leasten770/
Loysten770/
Littien770/
Lydsten770/
Lysteen770/
Litin73996/
Leten73833/
Litén7312/
Lestn7311/
Litem736/
Littn732/
Lityn731/
Litne731/
Laitn731/
Lyten731/
Lystn730/
Litenová7115/
Loistina7113/
Leitienė7111/
Leistyna718/
Hliustin712/
Leistina712/
Littenne711/
Listnova711/
Laistina711/
Leesteen711/
Listting711/
Lichtend711/
Leichten710/
Luyten677,023/
Lestin67912/
Lustin67850/
Leyten67624/
Letien67559/
Litina67553/
Liting67410/
Letten67373/
Laitin67369/
Lethen67317/
Littin67316/
Laitem67277/
Leeten67276/
Lithén67215/
Hlyten67173/
Leteng67148/
Layten67147/
Leitem6794/
Lietin6769/
Lytten6756/
Lustyn6750/
Luitin6743/
Lition6743/
Liotin6731/
Lystne6728/
Lithin6719/
Lituin6715/
Leuten6713/
Lihtne6712/
Lijtin675/
Leteen675/
Loitin675/
Lestyn675/
Littem674/
Listinova673/
Leitin673/
Listim673/
Littne673/
Litinn672/
Hlitem672/
Letent672/
Loityn672/
Lystin671/
Leitne671/
Letend671/
Leteun671/
Lestén671/
Letaen671/
Litimn671/
Loitem671/
Leestn671/
Lythen670/
Lestng670/
Leaten670/

Listen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Listen in the Marathi language
टेनtena-

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Listen Reference & Research

Liston FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Listen
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