Leuw Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leuw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
England421:1,326,62059,571
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Leuw (34) may also be a first name.

Leuw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leuw has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leuw.

How Common Is The Last Name Leuw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Leuw live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Leuw is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 34 people.

The surname Leuw is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Leuw is most common in: North West, where 62 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Leuw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leuw has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Leuw last name grew 840 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leuw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leuw earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 76.69% less than the national average, earning R 55,404 per year and in United States they earn 50.84% less than the national average, earning $21,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuwe89206/
Leuow8913/
Lew8639,318/
Luw8644/
Liew7586,620/
Louw7584,096/
Loew754,942/
Luwe754,343/
Lauw752,264/
Leaw75721/
Liuw75514/
Leew75177/
Leuf75107/
Lyuw7576/
Leiw7536/
Luow7530/
Laew7516/
Leub7511/
Leyw755/
Lewz753/
Luww752/
Leww752/
Lejw751/
Llew751/
Luhw751/
Lesw751/
Löew751/
Luuw751/
Luiw751/
Lgew751/
Lewh751/
Lguw751/
Hlew751/
Liyew673,247/
Leyew673,228/
Lehew671,550/
Liauw671,534/
Louwe67454/
Leyow67143/
Leiwe6770/
Hleew6769/
Lauwe6748/
Lahew6737/
Leeaw6711/
Leawe6710/
D'Lew6710/
Lievw676/
Layew675/
Lewsz675/
Laiuw675/
L'Lew675/
Luuwe674/
Luyaw674/
Lauws674/
Liuwe673/
Leyaw673/
Lohew672/
Lauwf672/
Lejew672/
Llauw672/
Lowew672/
Leuph672/
Leevw672/
Lejaw672/
Lheew672/
Laeew671/
Louwt671/
Lejów671/
Leuff671/
Leshw671/
Leuav671/
Leews671/
Louww671/
Llhew671/
Lgeew671/
Lieww671/
Liiew671/
Layuw671/
Leehw671/
Lewfe671/
Lewpp671/
Lhauw671/
Leswt671/
Leeww671/
Leisw671/
Lejiw671/
Leaws671/
Lehaw671/
Lewth670/
Leuov670/
Llews670/

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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
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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 Leuw
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