van Leenen Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Leenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Leenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3961:42,6447,227
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Leenen Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Leenen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Leenen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 661,581st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name van Leenen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Leenen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 42,644. In The Netherlands van Leenen is primarily found in: South Holland, where 64 percent live, North Holland, where 11 percent live and Zeeland, where 9 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

van Leenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Leenen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Leenen surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Leenen Last Name Statistics demography

van Leenen earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 49.12% more than the national average, earning $74,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Lenen951/
van Loenen902,656/
van Lienen90177/
van Luenen9092/
van Leunen9090/
van Laenen9069/
van Leening8663/
van Lanen84774/
van Laanen80360/
van Luinen80134/
van Lannen8048/
von Lienen8033/
von Leinen803/
van Luynen801/
Van-Loenen801/
van Luijnen768/
von Linen740/
Van-Laanen701/

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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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  • 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 van Leenen
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