de Leeuw Surname

34,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Leeuw Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Lion. Leeuwenhoek, Lion's corner. Leeuwenkuil, Lion's den.

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de Leeuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands10,7721:1,56890
Belgium2,5611:4,489508
South Africa7221:75,0389,313
Australia2921:92,45110,569
Canada2651:139,04014,308
France1971:337,17150,874
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
England591:944,37447,923
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Leeuw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Lion. Leeuwenhoek, Lion's corner. Leeuwenkuil, Lion's den.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Translates to 'the Lion'.

- leeuw79

de Leeuw Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Leeuw is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of de Leeuw.

How Common Is The Last Name de Leeuw? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Leeuw is the 34,459th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 473,863 people. The surname de Leeuw is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of de Leeuw reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

de Leeuw is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 10,772 people, or 1 in 1,568. In The Netherlands de Leeuw is most numerous in: South Holland, where 20 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

de Leeuw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Leeuw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Leeuw last name expanded 13,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 983 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Leeuw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Leeuw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning 257,449 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.8% more than the national average, earning R 282,324 per year; in United States they earn 85.1% more than the national average, earning $79,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Leeuwe94187/
der Leeuw941/
Deleeuw932,594/
de Leuw93252/
de Leew9310/
De-Leeuw8825/
de Loeuw8812/
Delleeuw882/
de Leeow881/
de Leeiw881/
Deleuw8666/
de Lew867/
Deleew864/
de Luw861/
de Leeouv821/
de Louw801,226/
de Lauw80355/
De-Leuw808/
Delleuw806/
Deleeaw803/
Deeleew801/
Delew77100/
Dleew771/
Delauw71174/
Delouw7159/
Dwleew7113/
de Low718/
Deelew714/
de Law713/
Dellew712/
Deluew711/
Deleow711/
Deelaew6710/
Dlew673/
Deeliew671/
Deeleaw671/
Delaouw671/
De-Leyuv631/

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