Leaw Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Leaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 568 | 1:51,926 | 4,039 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Leaw (36) may also be a first name.
Leaw Demographics
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Leaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leaw is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 466,730th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name Leaw is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Leaw reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Leaw is also the 1,717,090th most common first name globally, borne by 36 people.
Leaw is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 51,926. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 37 percent reside, Johor, where 19 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Leaw occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Leaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leaw last name declined 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leaw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Leaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Leaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $52,456 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeaw | 89 | 11 | / |
| Leawe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Leyaw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lejaw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leaws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lehaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Law | 86 | 246,411 | / |
| Lew | 86 | 39,318 | / |
| Leeyaw | 80 | 31 | / |
| Leaweh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Leyawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leehaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Liew | 75 | 86,620 | / |
| Leva | 75 | 15,656 | / |
| Liaw | 75 | 8,861 | / |
| Leaf | 75 | 6,194 | / |
| Lawe | 75 | 5,723 | / |
| Lewe | 75 | 3,487 | / |
| Lauw | 75 | 2,264 | / |
| Leab | 75 | 340 | / |
| Leuw | 75 | 208 | / |
| Leew | 75 | 177 | / |
| Leav | 75 | 86 | / |
| Leiw | 75 | 36 | / |
| Laiw | 75 | 20 | / |
| Laaw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Lawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Leyw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hlaw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Layw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lewz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laww | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lee'yaw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liyew | 67 | 3,247 | / |
| Leyew | 67 | 3,228 | / |
| Lleva | 67 | 2,315 | / |
| Liauw | 67 | 1,534 | / |
| Leafe | 67 | 778 | / |
| Hlawe | 67 | 448 | / |
| Liawe | 67 | 422 | / |
| Leewe | 67 | 288 | / |
| Leuwe | 67 | 206 | / |
| Leyow | 67 | 143 | / |
| Lejab | 67 | 139 | / |
| Layaw | 67 | 79 | / |
| Layow | 67 | 72 | / |
| Leiwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Hleew | 67 | 69 | / |
| Leaff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lahaw | 67 | 34 | / |
| Laawe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hleva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Liyaw | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lewhe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lajow | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lehaf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lawch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lyawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leuow | 67 | 13 | / |
| D'Lew | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lawhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hlewe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lievw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Layew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laiuw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lewsz | 67 | 5 | / |
| L'Lew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lauws | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luyaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lawef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loyaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lachw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llauw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leevw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laszw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lheew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leswt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llhew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Llews | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leaw
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