Lewele Surname

181,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2931:23,6273,005
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Lewele (62) may also be a first name.

Lewele Last Name Facts

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

Lewele is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewele? popularity and diffusion

Lewele is the 181,730th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,113,006 people. Lewele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewele live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lewele is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 62 people.

The surname Lewele is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,293 people, or 1 in 23,627. In South Africa Lewele is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa Lewele occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lewele Last Name Statistics demography

Lewele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.1% less than the national average, earning R 116,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewelle921/
Hlewele921/
Lewel917/
Lewle914/
Leweleid867/
Lehwelle861/
Lebele831,896/
Liwele831,789/
Lewela83643/
Lewell83287/
Lowele8382/
Lawele8351/
Lewale8323/
Lewile8321/
Leweli838/
Levele836/
Llewel832/
Leweil831/
Lewely830/
Leaweelie801/
Levelle77333/
Lewille77165/
Lawelie77151/
Llewell7788/
Lewalle7758/
Leveles7739/
Lewylle7734/
Hlebele7714/
Lujwele7712/
Lowelei7711/
Leveile773/
Leewell773/
Leveler772/
Lowelee772/
Lowelle772/
Llewely771/
Leveleh771/
Levelee771/
Leebele771/
Leivele771/
Lawaele771/
Lehbele771/
Leveled771/
Lejwale771/
Leuwale771/
Levhele771/
Leywale771/
Lebeley771/
Leviele770/
Hlewell770/
Leveley770/
Levelet770/
Leibele770/
Leawell770/
Lawelle770/
Level735,362/
Lewil734/
Liwel731/
Leveille7112,241/
Leavelle71552/
Levesley71506/
Levielle71197/
Levellie7127/
Lehouele7116/
Laywelee7110/
Levelets716/
Leveller715/
Leveilie714/
Llewelyh714/
Llebeile714/
Lebeille713/
Leveilee712/
Levellee712/
Levelett711/
Levelley711/
Lewislee711/
Leivelle711/
Leaveley711/
Leewhale711/
Leywalee711/
Lawoelee711/
Lieveley711/
Lewilett710/
Lowelley710/
Leveless710/
Levell671,680/
Leveillee671,375/
Libele67870/
Lebile67841/
Leavesley67829/
Leviel67462/
Liweli67372/
Lewila67348/
Liwela67323/
Leveil67265/
Levely67240/
Leveel67188/
Levelt67144/
Leivesley67140/
Leveillet67111/
Leveiller6795/
Levelä6789/
Leavel6781/
Lewali6758/
Laweli6747/
Levale6739/
Leveli6738/
Liwell6728/
Lebeli6726/
Levela6721/
Lavele6720/
Leveld6717/
Leveilley6716/
Livele6711/
Levile679/
Leavelles678/
Lovele677/
Loweli675/
Leviellee674/
Leveal673/
Lewill673/
Leesville672/
Le'vel672/
Levole672/
Leveyl671/
Laiwel671/
Leveillie671/
Lievel671/
Leuvielle671/
Leveillée671/
Leevel670/
Leevalley670/

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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 Lewele
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