Leewis Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1951:86,60114,364
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leewis (14) may also be a first name.

Leewis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leewis is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leewis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,052,587th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Leewis reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leewis is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 86,601. In The Netherlands Leewis is most common in: South Holland, where 37 percent live, Utrecht, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 17 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.

Leewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leewis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leewis last name rose 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leewis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leewis are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Leewis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leewish924/
Lewis91995,193/
Lewies832,545/
Lebeis83172/
Leewes8372/
Lewiss8367/
Lewish8357/
Lewise8323/
Leweis8323/
Lewwis8312/
Leveis8310/
Llewis839/
Lewuis837/
Lewisc836/
Loewis836/
Hlewis833/
Lewisj833/
Lewisd832/
Leuwis831/
Leiwis831/
Leevis831/
Lewois831/
Liewis830/
Laewis830/
Lewios830/
Leawis830/
Lewisz830/
Lewisch77158/
Leehuis7716/
L'Lewis778/
Loewies777/
Loewish774/
D'Lewis772/
Leswiss771/
Leweiss771/
Lewisse771/
Lebeish771/
Liewies771/
Leswise770/
Lewhiss770/
Levis7311,922/
Lowis732,228/
Lawis731,290/
Lebis73371/
Lewes73273/
Leves73251/
Lebes7368/
Liwis7335/
Lewys7334/
Lewiz7316/
Löwis737/
Lewix731/
Léwis731/
Lywis730/
Lewitsch7138/
Leswisse7118/
Lewisová718/
Loewisch715/
Leaves674,052/
Lebois671,168/
Lewicz67764/
Leeves67467/
Lowies67427/
Lebuis67274/
Liewes67265/
Lebish67215/
Leavis67203/
Lowijs67146/
Lewest67108/
Lowisz67106/
Levais67100/
Levise6786/
Leveus6780/
Leviss6777/
Levish6775/
Lowish6767/
Lesuis6751/
Loveis6739/
Leiwes6730/
Lowiss6726/
Levhis6725/
Levesh6718/
Levois6716/
Liawis6714/
Lebess6714/
Loeuis6713/
Levets6712/
Loewes6710/
Levies6710/
Leivis677/
Levest677/
Liwies677/
Levist676/
Lewice676/
Lieves675/
Lewich675/
Leichweis675/
Lleves674/
Levios673/
Lewese673/
Liweis672/
Leyves672/
Lowees672/
Lebais672/
Lawees672/
Leweus672/
Lawish672/
Lébeis672/
Laveis672/
Levijs672/
Lebesh672/
Lebisz672/
Lovees671/
Livees671/
Leuuis671/
Leuvis671/
Levess671/
Lewues671/
Laiwis671/
Leibys671/
Leives671/
Levese671/
Lawies671/
Leibes671/
Loeves671/
Leichveis671/
Liswis671/
Llebis671/
Hlebis671/
Lawisz671/
Lawois671/
Lesues671/
Lewuiz671/
Lewesz671/
Lewess670/
Leibis670/
Leebes670/
Leevic670/
Loweis670/
Hlebes670/
Leichwise670/

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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
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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 Leewis
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