Leeuwin Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Leeuwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeuwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
Suriname701:7,8951,936
France51:13,284,544357,392
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Leeuwin Last Name Facts

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

Leeuwin is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeuwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leeuwin is the 1,235,409th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Leeuwin is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Leeuwin live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 152,137. In The Netherlands Leeuwin is primarily found in: North Holland, where 53 percent are found, South Holland, where 30 percent are found and Flevoland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Leeuwin is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 37 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeuwen862,913/
Lieuwin861/
Leeuewn861/
Leeuwent801/
Leowin7744/
Leeown777/
Lieuwen71316/
Laouwin711/
Leown670/
Läubin6298/
Ljubin6228/
Leowen6214/
Laauwen5746/
Lejuben5713/

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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
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  • 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 Leeuwin
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