Lews Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Lews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Lews (39) may also be a first name.

Lews Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lews is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lews? popularity and diffusion

Lews is the 2,061,309th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lews live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lews is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 39 people.

Lews is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Lews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lews has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lews last name increased 107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lews last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Lews earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiws8945/
Loews8920/
Lewsz895/
Liews894/
Leews891/
Leaws891/
Llews890/
Lewse890/
Leewes8072/
Leiwes8030/
Lewsch802/
Laws7529,539/
Lows75133/
Lebs7583/
Levs7520/
Lewz753/
Lefs753/
Liws752/
Leibs6731/
Loefs6724/
Levsh6719/
Leffs6714/
Leifs679/
Hlebs674/
Lyows672/
Leivs672/
Lewce672/
Lehbs671/
Lefse671/
Leevs671/
Leefs671/
Leebs671/
Leafs671/
Lywes671/
Liefs670/
Lewch670/
Leabs670/

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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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  • 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 Lews
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