Lewak Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 194 | 1:195,921 | 26,318 |
| South Africa | 97 | 1:558,533 | 43,702 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
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.
- jdlewak.1Lewak Demographics
Average Lewak Salary in
United States
$82,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lewak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewak is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 704,927th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Lewak live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Lewak is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 195,921. Aside from Poland Lewak occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Lewak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lewak surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewack | 91 | 455 | / |
| Loewak | 91 | 320 | / |
| Lewaak | 91 | 34 | / |
| Lewaks | 91 | 9 | / |
| Liewak | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lewake | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leiwak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leswak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Levak | 80 | 2,229 | / |
| Liwak | 80 | 603 | / |
| Lowak | 80 | 524 | / |
| Lawak | 80 | 334 | / |
| Lewok | 80 | 85 | / |
| Lywak | 80 | 72 | / |
| Lewag | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lewac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Levack | 73 | 1,002 | / |
| Lowack | 73 | 447 | / |
| Lawack | 73 | 290 | / |
| Levake | 73 | 173 | / |
| Hlebak | 73 | 137 | / |
| Lebakh | 73 | 110 | / |
| Leback | 73 | 83 | / |
| Leuvak | 73 | 39 | / |
| Leybak | 73 | 32 | / |
| Leyvak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Letvak | 73 | 25 | / |
| Liwack | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hlywak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Leivak | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lejbak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lewaig | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lawaak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liswak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liwake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lahwak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Levaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lievak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowuak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lebaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liveak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leweuk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Levaik | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leaback | 67 | 49 | / |
| Leevack | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leybakh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lebakcq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiback | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeback | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hleback | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leavack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leavock | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lewak
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