Leiwer Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leiwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leiwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leiwer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Leiwer live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Leiwer is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Leiwer is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 96 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Germany Leiwer occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Leiwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leiwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leiwer last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiwert925/
Leiwere924/
Lewer911,727/
Liwer9144/
Leiwr911/
Leiber831,862/
Levier831,340/
Lewier83568/
Leuwer83398/
Liewer83321/
Lewere83139/
Leweir8312/
Leewer838/
Liwier836/
Leiver834/
Lewerz834/
Lehwer833/
Lewehr833/
Laewer831/
Leawer831/
Liwere831/
Leywer831/
Liwert830/
Lewger830/
Leweur830/
Lewr800/
Leawere77189/
Liewehr77182/
Lewerth7781/
Levierh7714/
Leivere777/
Levierr777/
Lechwer774/
Hleiber772/
Liewher771/
Laiewer771/
Leivear771/
Leavier771/
Leisuer770/
Lever7315,064/
Leber7312,876/
Lawer737,973/
Liber734,546/
Liver731,098/
Lewir7374/
Levir7318/
Lebir737/
Liwir731/
Leeweerz717/
Leibherr712/
Leshwear711/
Leishuer711/
Leichuer710/
Lewheart710/
Leaver676,725/
Levert675,842/
Lavier671,319/
Levere671,118/
Leever671,070/
Leverd67784/
Lebair67672/
Levoir67573/
Libeer67515/
Llever67508/
Lawerh67485/
Lesuer67462/
Laiber67424/
Lybeer67368/
Lawere67281/
Livert67255/
Leeber67239/
Liaver67207/
Liever67142/
Leuver67132/
Levair6785/
Litver6783/
Lebeer6777/
Leaber6773/
Liberț6771/
Levear6764/
Livier6764/
Lauwer6761/
Leyber6729/
Lesver6726/
Liaber6724/
Louwer6722/
Laveer6721/
Livere6721/
Lebher6720/
Leuber6718/
Lhiver6717/
Leveur6716/
Lleber6715/
Laywer6713/
Lebeir6711/
Loiber6710/
Lehweirth678/
Lawier677/
Lliver676/
Leyver675/
Loever675/
Labeer675/
Liverd674/
Loiver674/
Lajwer674/
Levire673/
Leveer673/
Lawger673/
Laever673/
Leabir673/
Laiver672/
Lewisr672/
Loywer672/
Leuvir672/
Lahwer672/
Liverz671/
Lliber671/
Leveir671/
Leverp671/
Lewhyr671/
Letver671/
Laeuer671/
Leisvr671/
Leevir671/
Leevre671/
Lawerr671/
Lawert671/
Lawher671/
Lebear671/
Lewire671/
Luiber671/
Laweyr671/
Lesuir671/
Liover671/
Lévier671/
Leivre671/
Lawerz671/
Leewrz671/
Leberr671/
Libher671/
Lawear671/
Luywer671/
Hleber671/
Livger670/
Labeir670/
Lawoer670/
Leibir670/
Leavir670/
Levirt670/
Leverr670/
Lewair670/
Lewoir670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leiwer
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