Lewie Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

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

Lewie Surname Definition:

Which is still found, and the obsolete Gillowye, and Mac Gillowye, were perhaps the ‘Descendants of Luigh or Lewey'. The name Lughaidh was Anglicised Loway in Ireland.

Lewie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Lewie (988) may also be a first name.

Lewie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Which is still found, and the obsolete Gillowye, and Mac Gillowye, were perhaps the ‘Descendants of Luigh or Lewey'. The name Lughaidh was Anglicised Loway in Ireland.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Lewie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewie is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Lewie is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lewie are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lewie is also the 256,274th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 988 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa Lewie is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 97 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside and Gauteng, where 1 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Lewie is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Lewie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lewie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lewie surname grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lewie surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.57% registered with the party.

The amount Lewie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.93% less than the national average, earning R 123,744 per year and in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewier91568/
Loewie916/
Lehwie911/
Lewije911/
Lewe893,487/
Lewi893,483/
Loewe803,696/
Levie802,036/
Lewey801,032/
Lowie80728/
Leibe80597/
Leewe80288/
Lawie80282/
Leive80253/
Leuwe80206/
Loewi80109/
Lebie80103/
Lewai8096/
Leiwe8070/
Lewei8049/
Leawi8042/
Lewih8034/
Leweh8031/
Lewwe8028/
Lewhe8021/
Lewee8019/
Laewe8018/
Liwie8016/
Leawe8010/
Hlewe807/
Liewe805/
Leweć804/
Lewej803/
Lewii802/
Lehwe802/
Llewe801/
Lewyi801/
Leiwi801/
Lehwi801/
Lewea801/
Llewi801/
Leiue801/
Lewed801/
Liewi801/
Leywi801/
Lehweije7717/
Lehwaije771/
Levier731,340/
Leviet73603/
Gliewe73331/
Leibee73308/
Leswed73153/
Leviez73127/
Lewest73108/
Leewes7372/
Lewetz7352/
Lewett7337/
Leibie7322/
Leaweh7313/
Lewaai7313/
Levies7310/
Leewai7310/
Lehweß739/
Leewer738/
Leawej737/
Liwier736/
Lehwea736/
Leewji736/
Leewei735/
Lewich735/
Leiver734/
Laewej734/
Hlawie733/
Lehwer733/
Lewehr733/
Lewiay733/
Lowiea733/
Leweid732/
Leibey732/
Leavie732/
Lewisd732/
Lawije732/
Lawieh732/
Loewey731/
Loewii731/
Lowiey731/
Liewei731/
Lewues731/
Lesuie731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Leiwih731/
Lejuie731/
Leawer731/
Legiue731/
Leives731/
Lewois731/
Leabie731/
Leeweh731/
Leweay731/
Loewié731/
Llevie731/
Loweie731/
Lowihe731/
Leivee731/
Liewai731/
Lewesz731/
Lewija731/
Lewiji731/
Lahwie731/
Leiswe731/
Lechwe731/
Lebiea731/
Leswue731/
Leywer731/
Laewee731/
Leewee731/
Leewue731/
Lawihe730/
Laevie730/
Laeweu730/
Leviey730/
Leivie730/
Leawis730/
Levi6749,003/
Lewa6716,177/
Lawi6714,707/
Lebe673,564/
Lebi673,193/
Leve673,038/
Lewy671,441/
Lowi67556/
Liwi67272/
Lewisch67158/
Lesvier6783/
Lehweij6748/
Lehwess6714/
Levierh6714/
Löwi6711/
L'Lewis678/
Levierr677/
Laywiee676/
Lesswed675/
Leewait675/
Leewish674/
Lechwer674/
Leaweha674/
Leviett673/
D'Lewis672/
Leswiss671/
Leweiss671/
Lewoyje671/
Lesweid671/
Leavier671/
Lebaiye671/
Leewaid671/
D'Leiwe671/
H'Leibe671/
Leyweah671/
Lewhyee671/
Leeweay671/
Lehyweh671/
Laweiye671/
Lewj671/
Liweiye671/
Lewweha671/
Leivett670/
Leisuer670/
Lewhiss670/
Lessuie670/

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