Lewal Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Lewal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Lewal (39) may also be a first name.

Lewal Last Name Facts

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

Lewal is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lewal is the 2,293,424th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Lewal reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lewal is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

Lewal is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Nasarawa, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Lewal Last Name Statistics demography

Lewal earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewall9157/
Leswal9123/
Lewale9123/
Lehwal913/
Leuwal911/
Lewaal911/
Liewal911/
Lehwald831,138/
Lewalle8358/
Leiwald839/
Lehwall832/
Lehwalt831/
Lehewal831/
Lejwale831/
Leswale831/
Leywale831/
Lewaill830/
Leewald830/
Lawal80836,748/
Lowal801,694/
Leval80729/
Lebal80435/
Lewol8054/
Liwal8018/
Lywal801/
Ljwal801/
Lehwaldt7741/
Leiswall7712/
Leiswald771/
Leewhale771/
Lawall731,643/
Leuwol731,549/
Lawwal731,493/
Lebail73538/
Leyval73254/
Liwale73240/
Lowaal73204/
Lieval73197/
Lebaal73159/
Levall73129/
Loywal73117/
Lahwal7397/
Lawail7388/
Laawal7376/
Loiwal7365/
Lewold7358/
Lowual7354/
Leuval7349/
Levald7343/
Levale7339/
Llawal7337/
Lawaal7324/
Liswal7323/
Lewohl7322/
Lewolt7319/
Loweal7316/
Laiwal7315/
Leibal7314/
Lawual7312/
Lawaul737/
Leival735/
Lowall735/
Liawal734/
Lebhal734/
Loveal733/
Liwaul733/
Leveal733/
Leball733/
Lajwal732/
Levaul732/
Lawalh732/
Leybal732/
Leweil731/
Lehwol731/
Laveal731/
Leaval731/
Laywal731/
Löwall731/
Hlawal731/
Liwaal731/
Libeal731/
Levail730/
Loveall672,049/
Levalle67309/
Levault67258/
Leavold67203/
Leivalt6725/
Leevald6723/
Leeball6719/
Levhale6712/
Leivald6710/
Leivall674/
Laywald674/
Leavall673/
Lebeall673/
Leevail672/
Lawwall672/
Lewoule672/
Laiswal671/
Leveall671/
Laiwale671/
Leebeal671/
Lehwold671/
Laiwald671/
Laaawal671/
Liswale671/
Lujwale671/
Lebaill671/
Levatel671/
Llevall671/
Laveall670/
Leavald670/
Levaile670/
Leaveil670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Lewal
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