Lewelyn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Lewelyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewelyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales191:82,5483,796
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Lewelyn (796) may also be a first name.

Lewelyn Last Name Facts

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

Lewelyn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewelyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Lewelyn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lewelyn live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lewelyn is also the 290,153rd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 796 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Lewelyn is most common in: Alabama, where 29 percent are found, Arizona, where 14 percent are found and Arkansas, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and Wales, where 11 percent are found.

Lewelyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lewelyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lewelyn surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewelyn Last Name Statistics demography

Lewelyn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Lewelyn
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