Lew Forename

49,115th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,807 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Lew Forename Definition:

The diminutive of Lewis as Lou is of Louis.

Lew Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
92%
 
8,2091:44,1632,601
Singapore
56%
 
1,5591:4,033637
China-1,2891:1,059,78034,621
Canada
100%
6331:52,3433,378
Malaysia
 
67%
5371:56,7044,534
Philippines
96%
 
3071:345,30812,932
New Zealand-2141:21,1961,635
England
99%
 
1651:336,9878,208
Australia-1441:94,8453,496
Brunei-1361:3,085313
Thailand
64%
 
1071:654,82128,135
Germany
100%
991:976,5447,721
India
80%
 
731:16,642,164419,050
South Africa
89%
 
561:973,79737,529
Russia
100%
351:4,120,96321,515
Brazil-331:6,492,00593,070
Indonesia-241:10,748,486334,727
Austria
100%
181:473,0114,571
South Sudan
100%
161:721,9391,033
Argentina
 
56%
111:3,888,47710,916
Poland
92%
 
91:4,225,2354,388
United States Virgin Islands-71:15,6781,755
France-61:11,078,39032,981
Israel
100%
51:1,680,58418,495
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Scotland-51:1,070,07310,235
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
DR Congo
50%
 
41:18,456,90195,891
Mauritania
100%
41:1,023,81014,082
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Papua New Guinea
75%
 
41:2,038,078115,092
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Senegal
100%
41:3,645,33917,621
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Wales-21:1,547,15412,610
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604

Lew (39,318) may also be a surname.

Lew Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The diminutive of Lewis as Lou is of Louis.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Lew Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lewe86527/
Llew86360/
Leew8691/
Leiw8654/
Leaw8636/
Leuw8634/
Hlew862/
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Lewz861/
Llewe7518/
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Leiwe752/
Leehw752/
Leawe752/
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Lejwe752/
Hleew752/
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Lueew751/
Lhiew751/
Leewf751/
Lleew751/
Leaww751/
Lew's751/
Lhewe751/
Lewss751/
Liewh751/
Lliew751/
Hlewe751/
Lev6787,851/
Leb67690/
Lef67423/
Liw67214/
Leeshw67157/
Ljw6717/
Lyw6713/
Le How671/
Lefowa671/
Lheiwe671/
Levowa671/
Leiweh671/
Lwheew671/

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