Lewia Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Lewia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belize11:355,4743,977
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lewia (13) may also be a first name.

Lewia Last Name Facts

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

Lewia is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lewia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lewia is the 1,428,594th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lewia live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States Lewia is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 38 percent reside, Virginia, where 12 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Lewia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lewia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lewia surname grew 12,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lewia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewia surname are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.66% registered to vote for the political party.

Lewia earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,753 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewiay913/
Lewija911/
Leewiah831/
Levia80712/
Liwia80457/
Lebia80196/
Lawia80135/
Lowia8017/
Levias73471/
Lawiah7359/
Leviah7330/
Leweah7329/
Levija7326/
Leivia7312/
Lawija738/
Lesvia738/
Lehwea736/
Leviat734/
Leyvia734/
Laevia734/
Lowiea733/
Leviad732/
Lebiha732/
Lowija731/
Lebiea731/
Leweay731/
Lievia731/
Liwias731/
Leivea731/
Leviaz731/
Liwija731/
Leivja731/
Lewios730/
Lahawia6778/
Lehweah6713/
Leviach679/
Leviash678/
Leaweha674/
Lowoiya671/
Leboiya671/
Laweiya671/
Lawaija671/
Leeweay671/
Leyweah671/
Lawaiya671/
Lessvia671/
Levihai671/
Lewweha671/

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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
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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 Lewia
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