Lewah Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Congo

Lewah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lewah (38) may also be a first name.

Lewah Last Name Facts

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

Lewah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺍﻩ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Lewah is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Lewah reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lewah is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 38 people.

The last name Lewah is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia Lewah is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 41 percent reside, Banten, where 28 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 21 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and The Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlewah9167/
Leuwah911/
Lewahe911/
Lewa8916,177/
Leyweah831/
Lewasch831/
Lawah80351/
Levah80259/
Leway80182/
Lewaa80142/
Lewai8096/
Leuwa8087/
Lowah8082/
Laewa8060/
Loewa8046/
Liwah8041/
Liewa8032/
Hlewa8024/
Lewaj8024/
Lejwa8016/
Lewau8015/
Lhewa8011/
Lewoh807/
Leewa806/
Lehwa804/
Leawa803/
Leywa803/
Leiwa803/
Lewho801/
Lewea801/
Lewga801/
Lewha801/
Lewua801/
Lewatsch771/
Leeway73461/
Levash73370/
Leawad73288/
Leaway73170/
Lawaha7348/
Levach7330/
Lieway7323/
Leswat7317/
Leuvah7317/
Leawat7315/
Leivah7314/
Leiway7314/
Lewaai7313/
Lewasz7312/
Loewha7310/
Leewai7310/
Lewacz7310/
Laiwah737/
Lehwea736/
Liwaha735/
Lyaewa735/
Leiwat733/
Lebhah732/
Lewoch732/
Laweah732/
Lyawah731/
Llewad731/
Leswad731/
Lahwah731/
Laywah731/
Lehway731/
Loeway731/
Lewoha731/
Lawaih731/
Liwach731/
Leiwas731/
Lejjwa731/
Leewho731/
Liewai731/
Levaah731/
Hlawah731/
Hlejwa731/
Lowwah731/
Leiuah731/
Leewat731/
Hleiwa731/
Lawuah730/
Laeway730/
Lawa6716,102/
Leva6715,656/
Leba6710,586/
Liwa673,265/
Lewo67778/
Löwa67101/
Lebahah6739/
Hlechwa6730/
Layweah6715/
Leewait675/
Lawwaah674/
Leaweha674/
D'Leiwa672/
Lewouho672/
Lesswad671/
Leewaid671/
Leesuah671/
Leabeah671/
Lebhaih671/
Lewaschowa671/
Loiwaha671/
Leshwau670/
Llewast670/
Loywash670/
Leavaih670/
Leshway670/
Leavash670/

Lewah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lewah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﺍﻩlwah50
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺍﻩallwah50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lewah
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