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Where Does The Last Name Leeuw Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leeuw is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Leëuw. For other potential spellings of Leeuw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeuw? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 43,857^th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 614,931 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Leeuw are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979^th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 112 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 9,580 people, or 1 in 5,655. In South Africa Leeuw is most frequent in: Free State, where 32 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Leeuw Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leeuw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Leeuw last name grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leeuw Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leeuw surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leeuw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.07% less than the national average, earning R 156,684 per year; in United States they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $47,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $43,360 CAD per year.