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Where Does The Last Name Lewa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻭﻩ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 32,838^th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 450,488 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Lewa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 64,535^th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 9,255 people.

Lewa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,770 people, or 1 in 5,266. In Kenya Lewa is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 66 percent live, Kwale County, where 14 percent live and Mombasa County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Lewa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lewa surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lewa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.64% less than the national average, earning R 181,452 per year and in United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,250 USD per year.