Lewas Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lewas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lewas (71) may also be a first name.

Lewas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewas occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Lewas is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Lewas are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lewas is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Johor, where 48 percent live, Sabah, where 48 percent live and Penang, where 5 percent live. Barring Malaysia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Lewas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lewas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lewas surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewasz9112/
Lewase916/
Leiwas911/
Lewash910/
Lewasch831/
Loewash831/
Llewast830/
Lawas8010,535/
Lebas808,301/
Levas80511/
Liwas80371/
Lowas80256/
Lewos8028/
Lewaj8024/
Lywas801/
Lewac801/
Lewatsch771/
Leivas733,599/
Leyvas73764/
Levash73370/
Lewosz73204/
Lawash73125/
Leibas73123/
Levais73100/
Leybas7373/
Lesvas7337/
Leweis7323/
Levast7317/
Levase7311/
Lebash7311/
Leuvas7310/
Lewacz7310/
Levaas739/
Levasz738/
Leyuas737/
Levays735/
Lawass735/
Lowash734/
Levass733/
Loveas733/
Lebais732/
Lowasz732/
Leweus732/
Llevas732/
Loevas732/
Llawas731/
Liwase731/
Llowas731/
Lebaas731/
Hlebas731/
Leavas731/
Lowaas731/
Lewois731/
Loways731/
Lievas731/
Liswas731/
Lewous730/
Levaus730/
Leabos730/
LeBass730/
Levaast6752/
Lebasch6745/
Loevaas6735/
Leuvais6714/
Leibasz6712/
Lawaysh674/
Lewosse671/
Lejbasz671/
Lewaschowa671/
Leebass671/
Leaveus671/
Leweiss671/
Levasse671/
Lishwas671/
Loiswas671/
Leavash670/
Leavaus670/
Loywash670/
Leivais670/

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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 Lewas
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