Lewang Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

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

Lewang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Lewang (716) may also be a first name.

Lewang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewang (Hindi: लेवांग, Tibetan: ལི་ཝང་།) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Lewang is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Lewang reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lewang is also the 308,550th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 716 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 864,374. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Jakarta, where 76 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 9 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent live. Beside Indonesia Lewang occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Lewang Last Name Statistics demography

Lewang earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laewang9272/
Leewang9271/
Liewang9225/
Leiwang923/
Lehwang921/
Lejwang921/
Laehwang8616/
Leuwaing8611/
Leahwang864/
Leehwang861/
Lebang834,877/
Liwang834,383/
Lowang834,241/
Lawang832,202/
Levang83736/
Lewong8348/
Lewank8310/
Laiwang77196/
Lhawang7761/
Laewong7758/
Leewong7733/
Leivang7727/
Leebang7717/
Leevang779/
Lawanng777/
Lewhong775/
Leawong775/
Lohwang775/
Laweang774/
Lesvang774/
Lihwang773/
Lewuong773/
Lowhang772/
Lajwang771/
Leweing771/
Leibang771/
Lawaung771/
Lowangg771/
Lowwang771/
Lahwang771/
Leewáng771/
Lawhang771/
Lawangh771/
Leuwong771/
Lyawang771/
Liswang771/
Leabong771/
Liwanng771/
Leihuang7114/
Leawwong717/
Lahawang713/
Leehuang712/
Lesswong712/
Leesuang711/
Leawhong711/
Leyhuang711/
Leaveing710/
Lawong672,955/
Libang672,866/
Lebong67980/
Lowong67682/
Laweng67286/
Liwong67278/
Lavang6785/
Lavong6764/
Loveng6754/
Levong6741/
Lovang6740/
Liveng6730/
Livang6721/
Loweng6713/
Liwamg679/
Lövang678/
Lyvang676/
Leechuang672/
Leveng672/
Laväng672/
Lowanc671/
Levanc671/
Lévang671/
Laveng671/

Lewang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lewang in the Tibetan language
ལི་ཝང་།liwang-
Lewang in the Hindi language
लेवांगlevanga-

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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 Lewang
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