Leiwen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leiwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leiwen (4,463) may also be a first name.

Leiwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leiwen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leiwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Leiwen are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 103,085th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,463 people.

The last name Leiwen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany Leiwen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiweng923/
Leiwent921/
Lewen91595/
Liwen91356/
Lewien83315/
Lewein8385/
Liewen8371/
Leween8358/
Leewen8351/
Lewene8326/
Leuwen8321/
Leiben8319/
Lhewen8318/
Laiwen8312/
Leiven839/
Liwene831/
Liween831/
Liwean831/
Lewean830/
Lewn8020/
Liwn801/
Leweine776/
Lowewen773/
Leßweng773/
Leeweun771/
Lejiben771/
Laiwaen771/
Leewoen771/
Lhewenk770/
Lewin7324,338/
Liben7312,119/
Leben732,306/
Lebin73428/
Lawen73402/
Lewyn7386/
Lewén7384/
Liwin7363/
Liweń7356/
Läwen7321/
Lywen739/
Liwem735/
Lewem732/
Lewne732/
Liewn732/
Leivn731/
Leibn731/
Leweń731/
Liwyn731/
Lessweng712/
Lleweynn711/
Liwengue711/
Louwen67564/
Lauwen67444/
Leubin67231/
Leybin67217/
Lewine67177/
Laiben67175/
Leaven67172/
Leibin67111/
Lawien6786/
Loiben6763/
Leibyn6746/
Lehuen6738/
Lewinn6733/
Lewień6733/
Leeben6730/
Leeven6728/
Laiven6720/
Lawene6717/
Leuben6714/
Lebenn6713/
Lawean6712/
Liwång6712/
Liawin6710/
Lesuin679/
Lewijn677/
Laeuen676/
Liaben675/
Laiwin675/
Leaben674/
Hlebin674/
Lewuun673/
Lewwin673/
Lowewn672/
Llewyn672/
Levehn672/
Leyven672/
Leebin672/
Liwyne672/
Liewin672/
Lewinc672/
Lawenn672/
Loiwin672/
Liwień672/
Lihuen672/
Lybeen671/
Lueuen671/
Lewain671/
Lewyne671/
Leyben671/
Lesuen671/
Lawein671/
Llewin671/
Loiven671/
Lawaen671/
Leevne671/
Liwéne671/
Lawhen670/
Labeen670/
Lewgin670/

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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 Leiwen
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