Lewn Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lewn Surname Definition:

Lewin, pronounced Leone, is contracted from Giolla Eoin, 'John's Servant'.

Lewn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lewn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lewin, pronounced Leone, is contracted from Giolla Eoin, 'John's Servant'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Lewn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewn occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lewn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lewn is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Lewn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lewn are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Lewn is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Lewn is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent live and Greece, where 5 percent live.

Lewn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lewn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lewn last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lewn Last Name Statistics demography

Lewn earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning $15,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewin8924,338/
Lewen89595/
Lewyn8986/
Lewén8984/
Liewn892/
Lewne892/
Loewn891/
Loewen8014,362/
Lewien80315/
Leiwen80116/
Liewen8071/
Laewen8059/
Leween8058/
Leewen8051/
Lewinn8033/
Leuwen8021/
Loewin8018/
Lhewen8018/
Lewijn807/
Lewuun803/
Lewwin803/
Liewin802/
Lewinc802/
Llewyn802/
Llewin801/
Lewgin800/
Lawn754,036/
Lown752,598/
Levn754/
Lebn753/
Liwn751/
Lywn751/
Lehwing7313/
Leßwing739/
Leiweng733/
Loewien733/
Leßweng733/
Leiwent731/
Leewoen731/
Leewynn731/
Leeweun731/
Lewinne731/
Llewwyn731/
Lhewenk730/
Liben6712,119/
Löwen673,070/
Lawin672,662/
Leben672,306/
Lowin67874/
Lebin67428/
Liwen67356/
Liwin6763/
Löwén6750/
Lawhn6731/
Löben6723/
Läwen6721/
Löwin6715/
Levng6711/
Lebyn6710/
Hlawn6710/
Lywén6710/
Lehswing679/
Lywen679/
Levne678/
Lywin674/
Lében673/
Levnt673/
Lewem672/
Lessweng672/
Leweń671/
Leivn671/
Liwyn671/
Lawwn671/
Leibn671/
Levìn671/
Lewim671/
Lèwin671/
Leszwing670/
Lawnn670/

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