de Leu Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Leu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Leu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1541:74,65411,851
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
France301:2,214,091176,965
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Leu Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Leu has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of de Leu.

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

It is the 970,883rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname de Leu is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of de Leu live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Leus92585/
de Leau9276/
de Leux9216/
de Le91492/
de Lu9141/
de Luz831,010/
de Ley83402/
de Lee83263/
de Lau83202/
de Lie83193/
de Loe8331/
di Leu8326/
de Lea8321/
de Les8321/
de Lux8315/
de Luy8314/
de Lou8312/
de Liu835/
de Lue834/
de Lei834/
de Lui833/
de Luo832/
de Luu832/
des Le832/
De-Leu832/
De Led832/
de Lae831/
de Lus831/
de Lye831/
de Ler831/
de Lud830/
de Luis773,959/
de Luiz77338/
de Leye77178/
de Luya77147/
de Leij7792/
de Leth7755/
de Leis7751/
de Leer7734/
de Loye7725/
de Luij7721/
de Laey7718/
De-Leus7715/
de Lust7713/
de Lowe7712/
de Luyz7712/
de Lett778/
de Loey777/
de Laus776/
de Luís775/
de Lujo774/
de Leia774/
de Less773/
de Loup773/
de Luia772/
der Lee772/
de Lehy772/
de Leio772/
der Lou771/
de Laup771/
de Loud771/
de Lous771/
di Leua771/
de Laje771/
de Lupp771/
de Lhez771/
de Ledz771/
De Laie771/
De-Leau771/
des Luz771/
de Lees770/
de La735,692/
de Lo73168/
de Ly73106/
de Li7336/
da Lu737/
di Le734/
di Lu733/
de Lê732/
de Lé732/
De-Lu731/
de Leest71321/
de Leyos7195/
de Lejos7155/
de Legge7140/
de Luyas7119/
de Lucht7117/
de Logie7110/
de Geele7110/
de Louya714/
de Louth712/
de Lajes712/
de Loeij712/
der Luit711/
de Louch711/
de Leiss711/
de Louds711/
des Luis711/
des Ïles711/
de Louha711/
de Lautz711/
de Leith711/
de Luyts711/
de Hlerh711/
de Leach710/
da Luz67152,407/
de Liz675,325/
de Lio67689/
de Loa67513/
de Lis67255/
de Lai67249/
da Lus67240/
de Lia67222/
de Loo67161/
de Lat67147/
de Lay67134/
de Las67120/
de Los6789/
de Lahaye6745/
de Luiggi6742/
de Lap6740/
de Lit6726/
de Loy6722/
de Loz6716/
di Lei6714/
de Loë6713/
de Laa6713/
de Lla6713/
di Liu679/
da Lei679/
da Lux679/
da Liu678/
de Loi678/
De-Lux677/
da Ley675/
de Lyz675/
da Lee674/
da Lea672/
da Luo672/
di Lea672/
di Lee672/
di Lau672/
de Lij672/
da Lui672/
di Luo671/
der Li671/
da Lle671/
da Lut671/
di Lou671/
de Loh671/
De-Ley671/
De-Luz671/
der La671/
da Lou671/
de Lot671/
di Lue671/
di Luz671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Leu
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