Ledwa Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Ledwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ledwa (52) may also be a first name.

Ledwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledwa is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ledwa is the 1,415,499th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Ledwa reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ledwa is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 52 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 39 percent reside, Berlin, where 27 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 20 percent reside.

Ledwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ledwa surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Ledwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.65% less than the national average, earning $23,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ledway910/
Leadway833/
Ledwaha831/
Ledwaid830/
Ledua802,564/
Ladwa801,230/
Lidwa80158/
Ledva8032/
Ledba8021/
Ledwy809/
Lodwa805/
Letwa805/
Ledwe801/
Ledwo801/
Ledwos73117/
Hletwa7349/
Ledwez7332/
Letwat7329/
Lestwa7327/
Ledwij7321/
Ledwoś7311/
Ledwoň739/
Ledvaj739/
Ladhwa738/
Laddwa737/
Ledbah735/
Ledwit733/
Leduat732/
Lethwa731/
Ledbau731/
Ledwih731/
Lhedba731/
Ledwós731/
Leadwaych711/
Ledwoyt672/
Lehedba671/
Letwatt671/
Ledwish670/
Ledweth670/
Ledwitt670/

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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 Ledwa
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