Lewong Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lewong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lewong (31) may also be a first name.

Lewong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewong is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Lewong occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Lewong reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lewong is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 82 percent are found and National Capital District, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Lewong Last Name Statistics demography

Lewong earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laewong9258/
Leewong9233/
Lewhong925/
Leawong925/
Lewuong923/
Leuwong921/
Leawwong867/
Lesswong862/
Leawhong861/
Lawong832,955/
Lebong83980/
Lowong83682/
Liwong83278/
Lewang83244/
Levong8341/
Lewung8341/
Laiwong77180/
Laewang7772/
Leewang7771/
Liewang7725/
Lahwong7719/
Levuong779/
Liwhong776/
Lhawong776/
Lesuong776/
Loiwong775/
Leboung773/
Leiwang773/
Luiwong772/
Leabong771/
Lawoung771/
Leewáng771/
Levoung771/
Lejwang771/
Lehwang771/
Levoong771/
Lowwong771/
Hlawong771/
Laehwang7116/
Lethuong7114/
Lechuong7112/
Leahwang714/
Liwhhong711/
Leehwang711/
Lebang674,877/
Liwang674,383/
Lowang674,241/
Lawang672,202/
Libong67874/
Levang67736/
Laweng67286/
Lebung6776/
Lavong6764/
Loveng6754/
Lovang6740/
Lovong6740/
Liveng6730/
Liwung6721/
Loweng6713/
Lewank6710/
Lyvong677/
Levung677/
Livong674/
Lawonk674/
Leveng672/
Laveng671/

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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 Lewong
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