Listen Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Listen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
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
Listen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Listen in the Marathi language | ||
| टेन | tena | - |
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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.
Liston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis