Leaw Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Leaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5681:51,9264,039
Singapore811:67,9962,745
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
China41:341,830,39216,990
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Leaw (36) may also be a first name.

Leaw Last Name Facts

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

Leaw is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name Leaw is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Leaw live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Leaw is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 51,926. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 37 percent live, Johor, where 19 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent live. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Leaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leaw last name contracted 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Leaw are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeaw8911/
Leawe8910/
Leyaw893/
Lejaw892/
Leaws891/
Lehaw891/
Law86246,411/
Lew8639,318/
Leeyaw8031/
Leaweh8013/
Leyawe802/
Leehaw800/
Liew7586,620/
Leva7515,656/
Liaw758,861/
Leaf756,194/
Lawe755,723/
Lewe753,487/
Lauw752,264/
Leab75340/
Leuw75208/
Leew75177/
Leav7586/
Leiw7536/
Laiw7520/
Laaw7519/
Lawf755/
Leyw755/
Hlaw753/
Layw753/
Lewz753/
Leww752/
Llew751/
Lesw751/
Llaw751/
Lyaw751/
Lgew751/
Lewh751/
Lejw751/
Hlew751/
Laww750/
Lee'yaw734/
Liyew673,247/
Leyew673,228/
Lleva672,315/
Liauw671,534/
Leafe67778/
Hlawe67448/
Liawe67422/
Leewe67288/
Leuwe67206/
Leyow67143/
Lejab67139/
Layaw6779/
Layow6772/
Leiwe6770/
Hleew6769/
Leaff6748/
Lahaw6734/
Laawe6730/
Hleva6730/
Liyaw6721/
Lewhe6721/
Lajow6718/
Lehaf6715/
Lawch6714/
Lyawe6713/
Leuow6713/
D'Lew6710/
Lawhe677/
Hlewe677/
Lievw676/
Layew675/
Laiuw675/
Lewsz675/
L'Lew675/
Leaph674/
Lauws674/
Luyaw674/
Lawef673/
Loyaw673/
Leeab673/
Lachw673/
Lauwf672/
Lejew672/
Llauw672/
Lowew672/
Leevw672/
Lehwe672/
Laszw672/
Lheew672/
Llewe671/
Liavw671/
Lewfe671/
Lewpp671/
Lhauw671/
Leswt671/
Leisw671/
Lejiw671/
Leabh671/
Leafs671/
Leavh671/
Lawth671/
Lawff671/
Lehav671/
Llavw671/
Lejów671/
Lajaw671/
Lijaw671/
Leshw671/
Leuav671/
Leyab671/
Leews671/
Llhew671/
Lgeew671/
Lieww671/
Liiew671/
Layuw671/
Leehw671/
Leeww671/
Lewth670/
Llews670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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