Lewak Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Lewak Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname, in both Polish and Ukrainian, is 'left handed'. It is derived from the name of a small left handed dagger that was popular during the 15th century in West Europe.

Lewak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1941:195,92126,318
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England81:6,964,757184,742
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Lewak (15) may also be a first name.

Lewak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname, in both Polish and Ukrainian, is 'left handed'. It is derived from the name of a small left handed dagger that was popular during the 15th century in West Europe.

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Lewak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewak is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lewak.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 704,927th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Lewak live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 15 people.

Lewak is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 195,921. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Lewak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lewak last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lewak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.57% less than the national average, earning R 81,828 per year; in United States they earn 91.78% more than the national average, earning $82,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% less than the national average, earning $41,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lewack91455/
Loewak91320/
Lewaak9134/
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Liewak913/
Lewake911/
Leiwak911/
Leswak911/
Levak802,229/
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Lowak80524/
Lawak80334/
Lewok8085/
Lywak8072/
Lewag802/
Lewac801/
Levack731,002/
Lowack73447/
Lawack73290/
Levake73173/
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Lebakh73110/
Leback7383/
Leuvak7339/
Leybak7332/
Leyvak7331/
Letvak7325/
Liwack7318/
Hlywak7314/
Leivak736/
Lejbak735/
Lewaig734/
Lawaak733/
Liswak732/
Liwake732/
Lahwak732/
Levaak731/
Lievak731/
Lowuak731/
Lebaak731/
Liveak731/
Lowaik731/
Leweuk730/
Levaik730/
Leaback6749/
Leevack6713/
Leybakh673/
Lebakcq671/
Lehback671/
Leiback671/
Leeback670/
Hleback670/
Leavack670/
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