Lewabe Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lewabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Lewabe (45) may also be a first name.

Lewabe Last Name Facts

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

Lewabe occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Lewabe occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Lewabe are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lewabe is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Lewabe is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuwabe9217/
Leswabe921/
Lehwabe921/
Lewaba8384/
Lebabe837/
Lewobe833/
Lewebe832/
Lowabe831/
Liwabe831/
Lebaube77157/
Leweibe774/
Leawaba772/
Leibabe771/
Leswabi771/
Libeabe771/
Lewwaba771/
Levhaber711/
Lebobe67196/
Libabe67184/
Lowabi6734/
Levave6710/
Lebove675/
Lewobi674/
Liwaba674/
Lawabi673/
Liwabi672/
Lebabi671/
Levebe671/

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 Lewabe
  • 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