Lewam Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Lewam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Lewam (959) may also be a first name.
Lewam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lewam has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Lewam reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lewam is also the 260,558th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 959 people.
Lewam is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 61 percent reside, Enga, where 29 percent reside and Morobe, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewame | 91 | 12 | / |
| Leswam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lewan | 80 | 1,927 | / |
| Lawam | 80 | 367 | / |
| Lowam | 80 | 207 | / |
| Lebam | 80 | 31 | / |
| Levam | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lywam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewań | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewane | 73 | 319 | / |
| Lowham | 73 | 157 | / |
| Liwame | 73 | 63 | / |
| Leewan | 73 | 62 | / |
| Levame | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lewank | 73 | 10 | / |
| Liwamg | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leuvam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lajwam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leebam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liewan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lehwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lawham | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lawwam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewgan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leibam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leivam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leabam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leawom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leawan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lebaum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lewean | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lewaschim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lehwachim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leibham | 67 | 391 | / |
| Hlewane | 67 | 57 | / |
| Leiwant | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lewaine | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lewayne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lewoume | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lehbaum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leiwang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leuvaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lebaham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehwand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiwand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leebham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leivham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheuvam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llewand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehwann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajwaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leybaum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Lewam
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