Lewa Surname
Approximately 16,177 people bear this surname
Lewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,770 | 1:5,266 | 733 |
| Indonesia | 4,326 | 1:30,571 | 3,593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 875 | 1:9,319 | 753 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Cameroon | 285 | 1:72,874 | 9,093 |
| Poland | 235 | 1:161,739 | 22,750 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Niger | 136 | 1:141,118 | 5,265 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Congo | 106 | 1:47,067 | 4,372 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| Nepal | 28 | 1:1,017,177 | 6,083 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Lewa (9,255) may also be a first name.
Lewa Demographics
Lewa Political Affiliation
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Lewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻭﻩ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,838th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 450,488 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Lewa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lewa is also the 64,535th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 9,255 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,770 people, or 1 in 5,266. In Kenya Lewa is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 66 percent are found, Kwale County, where 14 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Lewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lewa last name is principally Christian (88%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lewa last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leway | 89 | 182 | / |
| Lewaa | 89 | 142 | / |
| Lewai | 89 | 96 | / |
| Leuwa | 89 | 87 | / |
| Laewa | 89 | 60 | / |
| Lewah | 89 | 50 | / |
| Loewa | 89 | 46 | / |
| Liewa | 89 | 32 | / |
| Hlewa | 89 | 24 | / |
| Lewaj | 89 | 24 | / |
| Lejwa | 89 | 16 | / |
| Lewau | 89 | 15 | / |
| Lhewa | 89 | 11 | / |
| Leewa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lehwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Leawa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Leywa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Leiwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lewea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lewga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lewha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lewua | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leeway | 80 | 461 | / |
| Leawad | 80 | 288 | / |
| Leaway | 80 | 170 | / |
| Hlewah | 80 | 67 | / |
| Lieway | 80 | 23 | / |
| Leswat | 80 | 17 | / |
| Leawat | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leiway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lewaai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lewasz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Loewha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Leewai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lewacz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lehwea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lyaewa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Leiwat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Llewad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leswad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leuwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loeway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lejjwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liewai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlejwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leewat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hleiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laeway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lawa | 75 | 16,102 | / |
| Leva | 75 | 15,656 | / |
| Leba | 75 | 10,586 | / |
| Lewe | 75 | 3,487 | / |
| Lewi | 75 | 3,483 | / |
| Liwa | 75 | 3,265 | / |
| Lewy | 75 | 1,441 | / |
| Lewo | 75 | 778 | / |
| Löwa | 75 | 101 | / |
| Lewj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlechwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Leewait | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leaweha | 73 | 4 | / |
| D'Leiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lesswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leewaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewasch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leshwau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Llewast | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leshway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leiva | 67 | 245,541 | / |
| Leyva | 67 | 215,217 | / |
| Leyba | 67 | 11,113 | / |
| Lawai | 67 | 8,890 | / |
| Lebea | 67 | 6,559 | / |
| Leuva | 67 | 5,858 | / |
| Leavy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Leiba | 67 | 4,093 | / |
| Laway | 67 | 3,944 | / |
| Lleva | 67 | 2,315 | / |
| Hleba | 67 | 1,996 | / |
| Levay | 67 | 1,871 | / |
| Levai | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Loway | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Lewey | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Lavea | 67 | 987 | / |
| Lieva | 67 | 859 | / |
| Hliwa | 67 | 831 | / |
| Liawa | 67 | 720 | / |
| Leeba | 67 | 637 | / |
| Leaba | 67 | 612 | / |
| Leabo | 67 | 598 | / |
| Leave | 67 | 539 | / |
| Levas | 67 | 511 | / |
| Loeva | 67 | 442 | / |
| Hlawa | 67 | 386 | / |
| Lawah | 67 | 351 | / |
| Lebai | 67 | 342 | / |
| Leawj | 67 | 314 | / |
| Lewie | 67 | 312 | / |
| Lebay | 67 | 289 | / |
| Leewe | 67 | 288 | / |
| Levah | 67 | 259 | / |
| Hlywa | 67 | 252 | / |
| Lowai | 67 | 245 | / |
| Laeva | 67 | 234 | / |
| Levat | 67 | 221 | / |
| Leuwe | 67 | 206 | / |
| Liway | 67 | 196 | / |
| Leyua | 67 | 169 | / |
| Laiwa | 67 | 167 | / |
| Levau | 67 | 164 | / |
| Liwai | 67 | 150 | / |
| Lebau | 67 | 142 | / |
| Levad | 67 | 132 | / |
| Lewou | 67 | 127 | / |
| Levea | 67 | 102 | / |
| Lawau | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lowah | 67 | 82 | / |
| Leiwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Leeva | 67 | 67 | / |
| Levoa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Levaj | 67 | 52 | / |
| Leiwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lewei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lebha | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lovea | 67 | 43 | / |
| Leawi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Liwah | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lejua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Leabe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lewih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Leavi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lajwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Liwaj | 67 | 31 | / |
| Leweh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hleva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lowha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Leabi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lewwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lawwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Liwea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lowea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lihwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lewhe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lesua | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lewee | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lebaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lawha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lawea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leiwy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lowaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leava | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laawa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Levaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Libea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laywa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leaby | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lawaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Liwaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Levaï | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lewoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hlewe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leiua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laewo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leewo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Livea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liewe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lahwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lawua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leweć | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lheba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lewej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lesva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liwap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laeua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Levha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lewoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lywai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lujwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Levaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lewii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lewoć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leïba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lijwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lewatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehwaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lywas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewitowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leywo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leíva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leywi | 67 | 1 | / |
Lewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻭﻩ | lawh | - |
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