Leweri Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2401:192,41614,234
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Leweri (34) may also be a first name.

Leweri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leweri is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leweri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,028,911th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leweri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Leweri is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 192,416. In Kenya Leweri is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 95 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Leweri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leweris922/
Lieweri920/
Lewerich8638/
Lewera83338/
Leveri83250/
Lewere83139/
Lewery83127/
Laweri8335/
Lewari8317/
Leberi8312/
Lewori834/
Loweri833/
Leawere77189/
Leveris7744/
Lewerer7741/
Lowerie7713/
Leverio776/
Leiwere774/
Lebheri774/
Loewery773/
Lebeiri772/
Leverie772/
Lawerie771/
Levieri771/
Leweiry771/
Leberri771/
Leewari771/
Lewerey770/
Leverit770/
Lehweirith751/
Leverich711,059/
Leveritt71331/
Leverrie718/
Lehebiri711/
Löwerich711/
Lebheiri711/
Leverist710/
Lowerrie710/
Lowery6759,451/
Lowari671,166/
Levere671,118/
Liberi67885/
Lawery67479/
Liveri67406/
Lebere67331/
Liwera67302/
Lawere67281/
Lawari67272/
Levera67198/
Levari67176/
Loveri67133/
Laveri67131/
Levery67121/
Leware6733/
Levori6715/
Leviri6714/
Lawiri6714/
Lowori6712/
Lowere678/
Lewary677/
Lewore675/
Lawori674/
Lebiri673/
Lyberi672/
Levereich671/
Lehwereth671/
Liwere671/
Lewire671/
Liwari671/
Leverritt670/
Leverj670/

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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 Leweri
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