Deleeuw Surname

166,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Deleeuw Surname User-submission:

Deleeuw is a variant of the Dutch surname De Leeuw, which means 'the lion'. It is a topographic or habitational name, referring to a house or inn named with the word or distinguished by the sign of a lion. In some cases, the surname may originate from a metaphorical nickname for a wild or courageous person.

Deleeuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6701:217,04121,118
Canada5981:61,6157,211
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
France1081:615,02580,926
Australia461:586,86342,409
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Deleeuw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Deleeuw is a variant of the Dutch surname De Leeuw, which means 'the lion'. It is a topographic or habitational name, referring to a house or inn named with the word or distinguished by the sign of a lion. In some cases, the surname may originate from a metaphorical nickname for a wild or courageous person.

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Deleeuw Last Name Facts

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

Deleeuw occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deleeuw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,812th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,809,385 people. The last name Deleeuw is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Deleeuw live; 84 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Deleeuw is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,670 people, or 1 in 217,041. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 18 percent reside, Nevada, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Deleeuw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deleeuw last name are 23.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.43% registered with the party.

The amount Deleeuw earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning R 183,972 per year; in United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Leeuw9315,379/
De-Leeuw9325/
Deleeuwe9312/
Delleeuw932/
Deleuw9266/
Deleew924/
de Leuw86252/
de Leew8610/
De-Leuw868/
Delleuw866/
Deleeaw863/
Deeleew861/
Delew83100/
Dleew831/
de Loeuw8012/
de Leeow801/
de Leeiw801/
Delauw77174/
Delouw7759/
Dwleew7713/
de Lew777/
Deelew774/
Dellew772/
Deluew771/
de Luw771/
Deleow771/
Dlew733/
de Louw711,226/
de Lauw71355/
Deelaew7110/
Delaouw711/
Deeleaw711/
Deeliew711/
Telew67266/
Delow6788/
Delaw6730/
Tleew6712/
D'Lew6710/
Dalew672/
Deliw672/
Dylew671/
Daluw671/
Diluw671/
Dolew670/

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