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

The last name Leeuwin occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeuwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Leeuwin occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Leeuwin reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Leeuwin is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 152,137. In The Netherlands Leeuwin is most prevalent 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 it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leeuwin
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