Lewin Forename

154,793rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,314 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lewin Forename Definition:

A male name. compound of Old English leof ‘dear’ and wine ‘friend’; a common Old English name which survived into the 13th C and gave rise to many surnames, e.g. Lewin, Levin, Levinson, Living, Livings, Liven, Livens, &c. Levin is found as a christian name as late as the 17th C.

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Lewin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya-4701:98,5265,211
United States
100%
3981:910,89719,670
Jamaica-2691:10,7181,188
Zambia-1651:96,0904,639
India
100%
1301:9,345,215287,732
Venezuela
100%
1171:258,1368,649
Colombia
100%
1141:419,1137,046
Philippines
82%
 
1121:946,51326,217
England
100%
801:695,03713,192
Indonesia-661:3,908,540166,311
Dominican Republic-621:168,2467,350
South Africa
87%
 
461:1,185,49242,690
Yemen-221:1,195,3073,265
Tanzania
100%
181:2,932,68423,284
Honduras
100%
181:489,8597,529
Germany
67%
 
171:5,686,93422,131
Canada-161:2,070,83630,435
Zimbabwe
60%
 
151:1,028,25436,015
Papua New Guinea
80%
 
151:543,48840,661
China-141:97,575,41364,568
Malaysia
75%
 
121:2,537,49569,200
Uganda
78%
 
91:4,550,76942,499
Peru
100%
91:3,532,38429,289
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Nigeria
 
70%
81:22,195,545185,172
Cayman Islands-81:7,6621,302
Australia-71:1,951,08917,897
Saint Lucia
100%
71:25,4022,434
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
Belize
100%
51:70,8624,575
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271

Lewin (24,338) may also be a surname.

Lewin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. compound of Old English leof ‘dear’ and wine ‘friend’; a common Old English name which survived into the 13th C and gave rise to many surnames, e.g. Lewin, Levin, Levinson, Living, Livings, Liven, Livens, &c. Levin is found as a christian name as late as the 17th C.

Leofuuin, Leofuuinus, Leouuinus, Lefuuin, Lefuuinus, Leuuine, Leuuin, Lewin Domesday Book 1086. Lefwinus Curia Regis Rolls 1197. Lefwyne, Leffeyne, Lewine Hundred Rolls 1273. Lewin Placita de Quo Warranto 1292. Levin St Michael Corn-hill 1626.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Lewin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leewin91143/
Lewine9137/
Lewain9120/
Leuwin9112/
Leywin9110/
Lewuin918/
Llewin917/
Loewin916/
Leiwin915/
Lewien915/
Lewion914/
Leawin914/
Lewein912/
Lewind912/
Lhewin912/
Lewwin911/
Liewin911/
Lewhin911/
Lewinh911/
Lewisn911/
Lewn894/
Lesswin8311/
Lewaine839/
Leewina836/
Leshwin835/
Leweine834/
Leswuin834/
Llewain833/
Leywing833/
Leewine833/
Llewina832/
Leiwein831/
Leiwine831/
Lehwain831/
Leihwin831/
Leywina831/
Leewhin831/
Lewinne831/
Llewine831/
Loewien831/
Leiwing831/
Liewyin831/
Lawin80611/
Lebin80423/
Lowin80370/
Lewen80245/
Liwin80143/
Lewyn8075/
Lywin8025/
Leawn806/
Leewn804/
Lewim803/
Liewn802/
Hlewn801/
Loewn801/
Lewhn801/
Lewne801/
Lewnh801/
Leschwin775/
Llewaine771/
Leewaine771/
Leeshwin771/
Leewinne771/
Leawinne771/
Liewen737,070/
Leibin734,722/
Leiwen734,463/
Leewen73253/
Leybin73140/
Liswin7399/
Loewen7378/
Llewyn7339/
Lewene7335/
Laiwin7332/
Leween7326/
Leiben7323/
Leiven7322/
Leabin7318/
Lahwin7312/
Lowien7310/
Leewyn739/
Leibyn737/
Leuwen736/
Liowin735/
Lewynn735/
Lhowin735/
Laywin735/
Leebin735/
Liawin734/
Hlawin734/
Lowuin734/
Lowinn733/
Liwgin733/
Liwine733/
Leswen733/
Lewyne733/
Leyuin733/
Lejuin732/
Llewen732/
Liwinn732/
Lewayn732/
Leawne732/
Lesuin731/
Lyawin731/
Léwine731/
Lyowin731/
Loiwin731/
Loewyn731/
Lieuin731/
Liwain731/
Liwien731/
Liwuin731/
Lawien731/
Lawinn731/
Lehuin731/
Leywen731/
Leywyn731/
Lewync731/
Lewynd731/
Lhewen731/
Lewnne731/
Leawyn731/
Laewen731/
Luiwin731/
Lowwin731/
Lohwin731/
Lehbin731/
Leeuin731/
Leewnd731/
Lyhwin731/
Leiweng671,170/
Lawn67840/
Lewayne67244/
Livn6734/
Lown6728/
Libn6717/
Loewoen6713/
Lywn6712/
Levn678/
Laiwina678/
Llewynn678/
Llewyne676/
Leuween675/
Lebn674/
Lleuwyn673/
Lleybin673/
Leewuen672/
Lesuing672/
Luiswin672/
Lleibin672/
Lleweyn672/
Liwyuin672/
Lywaine671/
Lywinne671/
Lesuhin671/
Leewyne671/
Leewynn671/
Leeywen671/
Lewynne671/
Lheiben671/
Lheiven671/
Laiwain671/
Laiwine671/
Lesswyn671/
Lleswyn671/
Lahwien671/
Luywine671/
lo Yein671/
Lwnw671/

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