Leeu Surname
Approximately 2,202 people bear this surname
Leeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,090 | 1:25,922 | 3,309 |
| Lesotho | 95 | 1:21,395 | 4,436 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Leeu (161) may also be a first name.
Leeu Demographics
Average Leeu Salary in
South Africa
R 125,724
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Leeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leeu occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leeu.
How Common Is The Last Name Leeu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leeu is the 191,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,309,512 people. The last name Leeu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Leeu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Leeu is also the 722,635th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 161 people.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,090 people, or 1 in 25,922. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 24 percent reside, North West, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Other than South Africa Leeu is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 4 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.
Leeu Last Name Statistics demography
Leeu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.09% less than the national average, earning R 125,724 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leheu | 89 | 189 | / |
| Leeju | 89 | 21 | / |
| Leeuh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Leeyu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leeut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leeuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leeui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leheup | 80 | 291 | / |
| Leheux | 80 | 42 | / |
| Leheut | 80 | 36 | / |
| Leehou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Leehud | 80 | 7 | / |
| Leeyus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Leeaut | 80 | 6 | / |
| Leeoux | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lieheu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leujeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leheus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leeauh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leeyue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lieu | 75 | 27,875 | / |
| Leju | 75 | 3,815 | / |
| Leau | 75 | 1,960 | / |
| Leou | 75 | 1,130 | / |
| Lehu | 75 | 588 | / |
| Leyu | 75 | 116 | / |
| Leoe | 75 | 77 | / |
| Leiu | 75 | 60 | / |
| Loeu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Leuu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Le'u | 75 | 5 | / |
| Laeu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ljeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leahu | 67 | 5,811 | / |
| Lehou | 67 | 707 | / |
| Lehuu | 67 | 696 | / |
| Lehuy | 67 | 366 | / |
| Liehu | 67 | 215 | / |
| Lehau | 67 | 202 | / |
| Lejiu | 67 | 171 | / |
| Lieou | 67 | 98 | / |
| Leius | 67 | 88 | / |
| Leiju | 67 | 71 | / |
| L'Eau | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lejou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leous | 67 | 42 | / |
| Leyou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lejju | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lieau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Leuțu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Leaou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Le'au | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lieuh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Liheu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Loheu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leihu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Loeuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laehu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leiyu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leoux | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leehouts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lehui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leuhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leyut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leuau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leuui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leooe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leyus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leașu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lioeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leeu
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