Lewou Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lewou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Lewou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewou? popularity and diffusion

Lewou is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Lewou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewou reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 170,238. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 77 percent are found, Far North Region, where 11 percent are found and East Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewu892,391/
Lewo89778/
Lewouho832/
Lewayou831/
Lebou80210/
Leiwo8050/
Lewau8015/
Leewu8014/
Liwou8013/
Leiwu8010/
Levou808/
Lewoh807/
Leewo806/
Lewoo802/
Lewoć802/
Lewut801/
Lewoj801/
Lewho801/
Lewua801/
Lewuo801/
Liewu801/
Leywo801/
Leawo801/
Liewo801/
Leuwo801/
Lewoe801/
Lewuś801/
Lewud800/
Lewosz73204/
Lewusz73107/
Lewocz7399/
Levoux7374/
Lewgoy7352/
Leboue7346/
Lewujo7328/
Leawoe7324/
Levous736/
Leewoe736/
Lebouh735/
Leibou733/
Leabou733/
Llewop733/
Leweus732/
Lewoch732/
Lewoha731/
Lewoye731/
Leewue731/
Lewwod731/
Leehwu731/
Lewois731/
Hlebou731/
Leewho731/
Levout731/
Lewuch731/
Leweux731/
Lewa6716,177/
Lebo677,576/
Levo675,879/
Liwu673,636/
Lebu672,251/
Levu67711/
Liwo67262/
Lywu6718/
Leywood676/
Hlewayo676/
Leawoje671/
Lewoyje671/
Hleibou671/
Levoust671/
Liwayou671/
Lewwood671/
Lhewayo671/
Lywo671/
Leshwau670/

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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 Lewou
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