Leiw Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Leiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Leiw (54) may also be a first name.

Leiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leiw occurs in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Leiw live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Leiw is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name in the world, held by 54 people.

The surname Leiw is most frequently held in Singapore, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 423,669. Excluding Singapore this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Leiw Last Name Statistics demography

Leiw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiwe8970/
Lejiw891/
Leisw891/
Lew8639,318/
Liw86898/
Liew7586,620/
Liaw758,861/
Leib757,198/
Lewe753,487/
Leif75901/
Liwe75816/
Leaw75721/
Leuw75208/
Leew75177/
Leiv7521/
Laiw7520/
Leyw755/
Lliw753/
Lewz753/
Loiw753/
Leww752/
Liwf752/
Liws752/
Lesw751/
Llew751/
Liwz751/
Livw751/
Luiw751/
Lgew751/
Lewh751/
Lejw751/
Hlew751/
Hliw751/
D'Leiwe731/
Liyew673,247/
Leyew673,228/
Liauw671,534/
Leewe67288/
Leuwe67206/
Leyow67143/
Hleew6769/
Leife6759/
Leipf6743/
Laiwe6724/
Liyaw6721/
Lewhe6721/
Leiff6713/
Leuow6713/
Leeaw6711/
D'Lew6710/
Leawe6710/
Leifs679/
Lijow679/
Hlewe677/
Lievw676/
Leift676/
Laiuw675/
Lewsz675/
L'Lew675/
Layew675/
Leyaw673/
Lejew672/
Lowew672/
Leivs672/
Hleib672/
Hleif672/
Lheew672/
Lejaw672/
Lehwe672/
Leevw672/
Leijb672/
Leiev671/
Leiph671/
Leaws671/
Liavw671/
Liyow671/
Lejów671/
Leitf671/
Lijaw671/
Leshw671/
Leews671/
Llhew671/
Lgeew671/
Lieww671/
Liiew671/
Leehw671/
Leeww671/
Lehaw671/
Leivd671/
Leisv671/
Leswt671/
Lewpp671/
Lewfe671/
Llewe671/
Llews670/
Lishw670/
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
  • 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 Leiw
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