Lewaye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Lewaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lewaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewaye is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Lewaye occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Lewaye are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Lewaye is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Lewaye
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