Leewell Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Leewell (8) may also be a first name.

Leewell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leewell is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leewell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leewell is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Leewell live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 8 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Leewell is most common in: Muranga County, where 50 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 50 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Leewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leewell last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewell92287/
Llewell8688/
Loewell864/
Leebell863/
Leevell861/
Laewell861/
Lewelle861/
Leawell860/
Hlewell860/
Lewel837/
Lewll833/
Gliewell801/
Lehwelle801/
Leaswell800/
Lewele772,341/
Lebell77192/
Loewel7798/
Lehwel7771/
Lewiel7736/
Liwell7728/
Lewelt7724/
Leebel7722/
Lywell7720/
Lewill773/
Llewel772/
Loewll771/
Leweil771/
Leuwel771/
Leweld770/
Leevel770/
Lewl732/
Leavell713,634/
Lehebel71181/
Lewille71165/
Lawwell71154/
Laywell71151/
Leibell7168/
Lewylle7134/
Leiwelt7115/
Lejvell7112/
Hlewele711/
Leabell711/
Lewelth711/
Leebill711/
Lewaill710/
Luiwell710/
Lowwell710/
Lebel6719,762/
Leavelle67552/
Löwel67339/
Lichwell6714/
Loewl677/
Leebl677/
Lewil674/
Lovehell672/
Liwel671/
Leivelle671/
Lywel671/
Lowll670/
Lishwell670/

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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 Leewell
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