Lewellyn Surname

203,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lewellyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewellyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0131:180,05917,999
India71:109,580,769786,157
England41:13,929,515290,718
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:127,45912,279

Lewellyn (860) may also be a first name.

Lewellyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewellyn is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewellyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lewellyn is the 203,383rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,561,850 people. Lewellyn is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Lewellyn live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 277,635th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 860 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,013 people, or 1 in 180,059. In The United States Lewellyn is most common in: Indiana, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lewellyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lewellyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lewellyn surname expanded 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewellyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewellyn surname are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.19% being registered to vote for the party.

Lewellyn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,446 USD per year.

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Lewellyn Reference & Research

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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 Lewellyn
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