Lelew Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lelew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lelew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelew occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lelew reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

Lelew is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Lelew is most numerous in: Kent, where 33 percent reside, Surrey, where 29 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent reside.

Lelew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lelew has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lelew last name grew 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelewe912/
Letlew911/
Leeleew831/
Leleb8033/
Lilew8014/
Lelev807/
Leliw806/
Lelef803/
Lolew801/
Lalew801/
Leleev7343/
Leleva7331/
Leleff7323/
Lelief7312/
Lelevs736/
Leliev732/
Loylew732/
Leliwe731/
Loilew731/
Leeliw731/
Letlev731/
Laliew731/
Liliew731/
Lollew731/
Lyslew730/
Loyliew673/
Littlew671/
Laleejw671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lelew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis