Lee-Wah Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Lee-Wah Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Lee.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lee-Wah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106

Lee-Wah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lee-Wah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lee-Wah is found most in Canada. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lee-Wah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lee-Wah reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada Lee-Wah is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Wales, where 27 percent are found.

Lee-Wah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lee-Wah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $60,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leewah9226/
Lee-Wa923/
Leeweah8653/
Lee Wah8624/
Leewiah861/
Leeah8351/
Lewah8350/
Leewa836/
Leeway77461/
Hlewah7767/
Lee-Wo7730/
Leweah7729/
Lee-Ho7710/
Leewai7710/
Leeyah776/
Leeoah775/
Lee-Oh774/
Lee-Ae773/
Leeaoh772/
Lee Ah771/
Leawah771/
Leuwah771/
Leeweh771/
Lee-Ha771/
Leewho771/
Leeauh771/
Lee-Haigh759/
Lewa7316,177/
Leah737,680/
Leeh7373/
Leea7335/
Lwah731/
Lewh731/
Leewaye7156/
Lehweah7113/
Leaweah7113/
Lee-Owe7111/
Lee-Woo714/
Lee-Hai713/
Lee Hwa713/
Low-Wah712/
Lee Way712/
Lee-Yau711/
Lai-Wah711/
Lee-Hou711/
Lei-Hwa711/
Lehwaeh711/
Leyweah711/
Leeweay711/
Luweewa711/
Lee Who711/
Lee-Hue711/
Lewiewa711/
Leeyawa711/
Lawah67351/
Leewe67288/
Leway67182/
Lewia67151/
Lewaa67142/
Leeya6799/
Lewai6796/
Lewao6791/
Leuwa6787/
Leyah6787/
Lowah6782/
Wleah6780/
Laewa6760/
Loewa6746/
Liwah6741/
Leaea6740/
Lewih6734/
Liewa6732/
Leweh6731/
Leowa6727/
Hlewa6724/
Luwah6724/
Leuah6715/
Lewau6715/
La-Ah6715/
Leyea6714/
Leewu6714/
Leeae6714/
Lhewa6711/
Leyeh6711/
Laeah6710/
Leiah677/
Leauh677/
Leeau677/
Le-Uh677/
Lyeah677/
Le Ah677/
Lewoh677/
Leuea676/
Leewo676/
Leaoh675/
Leeuh675/
Wleeh674/
Lehwa674/
Leeoh673/
Leawa673/
Leywa673/
Leiwa673/
Leeia673/
Lo-Ah673/
Lueah672/
Le-Hu671/
Lewho671/
Leueh671/
Lee-High671/
Leeay671/
Leeyh671/
Leieh671/
Lieah671/
Lewea671/
Leayweah671/
Loeea671/
Lyewa671/
Hleeh671/
Le-Ho671/
Lewha671/
Lheeh671/
Lee-O671/
Lwaeh671/
Lewua671/
Lee Wai Hoe671/
Leehw671/
Leeih671/
Leeww671/

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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 Lee-Wah
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