Lewies Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

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

Lewies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4741:21,8992,776
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales941:16,685993
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lewies (696) may also be a first name.

Lewies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewies occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lewies is the 169,550th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,863,476 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lewies reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 313,309th most widespread first name globally, held by 696 people.

Lewies is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,474 people, or 1 in 21,899. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Lewies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lewies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lewies surname grew 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewies last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Lewies earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning R 164,592 per year; in United States they earn 47.26% less than the national average, earning $22,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $45,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loewies927/
Liewies921/
Lewis91995,193/
Lewes91273/
Lowies83427/
Liewes83265/
Leewis83238/
Lewest83108/
Leewes8372/
Lewiss8367/
Lewish8357/
Leiwes8330/
Lewise8323/
Leweis8323/
Lewiis8319/
Lewwis8312/
Loewes8310/
Levies8310/
Llewis839/
Lewuis837/
Liwies837/
Loewis836/
Lewice836/
Hlewis833/
Lewisj833/
Lebies833/
Lewese833/
Leweus832/
Lewiec832/
Lewisd832/
Leuwis831/
Lewues831/
Leiwis831/
Leives831/
Lawies831/
Lewois831/
Leibes831/
Lewesz831/
Lewess830/
Liewis830/
Laewis830/
Lewios830/
Leawis830/
Lewisz830/
Lewisch77158/
Lehwess7714/
L'Lewis778/
Leewish774/
Loewish774/
D'Lewis772/
Leswiss771/
Leweiss771/
Lawiess771/
Lawiesz771/
Lewisse771/
Leswise770/
Lewhiss770/
Leivese770/
Levis7311,922/
Lowes737,849/
Lawes736,296/
Lowis732,228/
Lawis731,290/
Libes73561/
Lebis73371/
Lives73277/
Leves73251/
Liwes73143/
Lebes7368/
Liwis7335/
Lewys7334/
Lewiz7316/
Löwes7310/
Löwis737/
Lewez736/
Leweć734/
Lywes731/
Lewix731/
Léwis731/
Lywis730/
Lowiesch7128/
Leswisse7118/
Lewisová718/
Loewisch715/
Leaves674,052/
Lebois671,168/
Leeves67467/
Lebuis67274/
Lebiez67223/
Lebish67215/
Leavis67203/
Lebeis67172/
Lowijs67146/
Leviez67127/
Lavies67113/
Lowisz67106/
Levais67100/
Levise6786/
Leveus6780/
Leviss6777/
Levish6775/
Lowish6767/
Levice6759/
Lewetz6752/
Lesuis6751/
Loveis6739/
Lowiss6726/
Levhis6725/
Levesh6718/
Lovies6718/
Lowess6717/
Levois6716/
Lawess6715/
Liawis6714/
Lebess6714/
Loeuis6713/
Levets6712/
Leveis6710/
Lehweß679/
Leivis677/
Levest677/
Leviis677/
Levist676/
Lieves675/
Lewich675/
Leichweis675/
Livesh674/
Laibes674/
Lleves674/
Livese674/
Levios673/
Lehweiche672/
Liweis672/
Leyves672/
Lhawes672/
Lowees672/
Libies672/
Lebais672/
Lawees672/
Lawish672/
Lébeis672/
Laveis672/
Levijs672/
Lebesh672/
Lebisz672/
Luives672/
Laives671/
Lovees671/
Lowiez671/
Livees671/
Leuuis671/
Leuvis671/
Levess671/
Leviec671/
Laiwis671/
Leevis671/
Leibys671/
Levese671/
Lewech671/
Loeves671/
Leichveis671/
Liswis671/
Liwese671/
Llebis671/
Hlebis671/
Lawisz671/
Lawois671/
L'Ives671/
Lesues671/
Lewuiz671/
Libesh671/
Luiwes670/
Livest670/
Leibis670/
Leebes670/
Luibes670/
Loweis670/
Livess670/
Livies670/
Hlebes670/
Leichwise670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lewies
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