Lewe Surname

129,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,487 people bear this surname

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

Lewe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lew,' i.e. lee, a sheltered place (v. lee, Skeat, who says the word lee is Scandinavian); compare Lewthwaite, a local Cumberland surname, i.e. sheltered meadow. Professor Skeat adds, 'The true English word is lew' and quotes its provincial use from Halliwell.

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Lewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4321:56,2197,267
Cameroon6991:29,7134,020
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Papua New Guinea3521:23,1642,530
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Benin201:516,78033,864
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Namibia31:803,13415,170
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Lewe (527) may also be a first name.

Lewe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lew,' i.e. lee, a sheltered place (v. lee, Skeat, who says the word lee is Scandinavian); compare Lewthwaite, a local Cumberland surname, i.e. sheltered meadow. Professor Skeat adds, 'The true English word is lew' and quotes its provincial use from Halliwell.

Alicia ate Lewe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Lewe, Salop, ibid.

1614. Married — Robert Lew and Prudence Greene: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1740.— Mark Demonther and Sarah Lew: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at or by a Shelter, Refuge [Dialectal and Middle English lew(e, Old English hléow) Jolm de Lewe.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lewe is the 129,838th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,089,919 people. The surname Lewe is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Lewe reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lewe is also the 367,549th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 527 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,432 people, or 1 in 56,219. In Germany Lewe is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany Lewe is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Lewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lewe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lewe last name expanded 561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewe surname are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.08% registered with the party.

The amount Lewe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning 267,591 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $59,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loewe893,696/
Lewey891,032/
Lewie89312/
Leewe89288/
Leuwe89206/
Leiwe8970/
Lewei8949/
Leweh8931/
Lewwe8928/
Lewhe8921/
Lewee8919/
Laewe8918/
Leawe8910/
Hlewe897/
Liewe895/
Leweć894/
Lewej893/
Lehwe892/
Llewe891/
Lewea891/
Lewed891/
Lew8639,318/
Gliewe80331/
Leswed80153/
Lewest80108/
Leewes8072/
Lewetz8052/
Lewett8037/
Leaweh8013/
Lehweß809/
Leewer808/
Leawej807/
Loewie806/
Lehwea806/
Leewei805/
Laewej804/
Lehwer803/
Lewehr803/
Leweid802/
Loewey801/
Liewei801/
Lewues801/
Leawer801/
Lehwie801/
Leeweh801/
Lewesz801/
Lewije801/
Leiswe801/
Lechwe801/
Leswue801/
Leywer801/
Laewee801/
Leewee801/
Leewue801/
Laeweu800/
Lowe75215,662/
Lewa7516,177/
Löwe757,238/
Lawe755,723/
Lebe753,564/
Lewi753,483/
Leve753,038/
Lewy751,441/
Liwe75816/
Leaw75721/
Leew75177/
Leiw7536/
Lywe758/
Leyw755/
Llew751/
Lõwe751/
Lewj751/
Lewh751/
Lejw751/
Hlew751/
Lehweij7348/
Lehwess7314/
Lesswed735/
Lechwer734/
Leaweha734/
Leweiss731/
Lewoyje731/
Lesweid731/
D'Leiwe731/
Leyweah731/
Lehyweh731/
Lewweha731/
Lever6715,064/
Lebea676,559/
Levey675,895/
Levet673,910/
Levie672,036/
Löwer671,747/
Lowey671,278/
Levee671,123/
Loewy671,083/
Lawei671,009/
Laweh67955/
Loeve67752/
Leevi67684/
Leibe67597/
Leave67539/
Lebee67507/
Lleve67506/
Hlawe67448/
Liawe67422/
Lebey67416/
Leawj67314/
Liwei67302/
Lebhe67294/
Leive67253/
Leves67251/
Lieve67228/
Lovee67204/
Lawee67195/
Leway67182/
Lawey67171/
Lavee67153/
Lewaa67142/
Lesue67141/
Leevy67117/
Leoue67114/
Loewi67109/
Levea67102/
Lewai6796/
Lowei6783/
Levez6782/
Leeve6769/
Hleew6769/
Leeva6767/
Lajwe6766/
Lebei6757/
Levei6749/
Loweh6744/
Leawi6742/
Leabe6738/
Leeby6737/
Lewih6734/
Liewa6732/
Laawe6730/
Liwea6727/
Leybe6726/
Lowea6724/
Hlewa6724/
Lewaj6724/
Laiwe6724/
Lawea6717/
Lejwa6716/
Lhowe6714/
Leebi6714/
Leiwy6714/
Lyawe6713/
Lieue6713/
Lhewa6711/
Leebe6711/
D'Lew6710/
Levhe6710/
Laeve6710/
Leveh6710/
Levée6710/
Löwes6710/
Libee679/
Leved677/
Livee677/
Leewa676/
Lowee675/
Llowe675/
Leyve675/
L'Lew675/
Leuve674/
Hlebe674/
Leawa673/
Leywa673/
Leiwa673/
Hlowe673/
Llebe673/
Leveš673/
Lohwe672/
Hleve672/
Lewii672/
Löwed672/
Lheew672/
Liwez672/
Lywes671/
Leveu671/
Lewoj671/
Lewyi671/
Leiwi671/
Leesweet671/
Lehwaije671/
Lehwi671/
Laywe671/
Liwej671/
Llewi671/
Luywe671/
Löwet671/
Löwey671/
Lehwy671/
Leiue671/
Leeui671/
Lewha671/
Liewy671/
Lowwe671/
Leeue671/
Liewi671/
Liweh671/
Llhew671/
Lhewd671/
Leywi671/
Leehw671/

Lewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮlw66.67
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻩallwh33.33

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