Leew Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Leew (91) may also be a first name.

Leew Last Name Facts

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

Leew has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Leew are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Leew is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 91 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa Leew is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 17 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.

Leew Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.89% less than the national average, earning R 119,088 per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leewe89288/
Hleew8969/
Lheew892/
Leevw892/
Leeww891/
Leehw891/
Lgeew891/
Leews891/
Lew8639,318/
Leeeew803/
Leeweh801/
Leechw800/
Liew7586,620/
Leeb755,481/
Lewe753,487/
Leef75945/
Leaw75721/
Lefe75346/
Leuw75208/
Leev7563/
Leiw7536/
Leyw755/
Lewz753/
Leww752/
Lewh751/
Llew751/
Lesw751/
Lgew751/
Lejw751/
Hlew751/
Leafe67778/
Leefe67450/
Leffe67139/
Leiwe6770/
Leife6759/
Lewhe6721/
Lepfe6717/
Leawe6710/
D'Lew6710/
Hlewe677/
Lievw676/
L'Lew675/
Lewsz675/
Hleeb675/
Lephe674/
Lehwe672/
Hlefe672/
Leeph672/
Lehfe672/
Llewe671/
Lewfe671/
Lewpp671/
Llhew671/
Leswt671/
Leisw671/
Leaws671/
Leefs671/
Leevs671/
Lehef671/
Leshw671/
Leevd671/
Lieww671/
Llews670/
Leyfe670/
Lewth670/

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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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  • 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 Leew
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