Lewander Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lewander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2191:44,9623,530
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lewander (12) may also be a first name.

Lewander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewander is found most in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewander? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,028,911th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lewander live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname Lewander is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 44,962. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 50 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Sweden Lewander exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Lewander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewander surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Lewander earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 61.78% more than the national average, earning 559,874 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.19% more than the national average, earning $64,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levander881,472/
Löwander8812/
Liwander887/
Lowander885/
Lawander883/
Levandier8257/
Lavender7518,718/
Lavander75466/
Levender7536/
Lovander7515/
Lawender758/
Lövander757/
Libander756/
Livander754/
Lovender753/
Lavonder751/
Lavandier712,185/
Lavendier7164/
Lavendeer714/
Lowhender711/
Lavandear711/
Livandier710/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lewander
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