Lewu Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Ghana

Lewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Indonesia5711:231,61021,447
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lewu (2,939) may also be a first name.

Lewu Last Name Facts

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

Lewu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lewu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,592nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,047,907 people. The surname Lewu is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lewu are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 133,807th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 2,939 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Ghana, where 20 percent are found.

Lewu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewu surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lewu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,836 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewou89127/
Lewau8915/
Leewu8914/
Leiwu8910/
Lewut891/
Lewuś891/
Loewu891/
Liewu891/
Laewu891/
Lewud890/
Lewusz80107/
Leweus802/
Lewuch801/
Leehwu801/
Leuwou801/
Leweux801/
Laeweu800/
Lawu754,952/
Liwu753,636/
Lebu752,251/
Levu75711/
Lowu75289/
Lywu7518/
Leshwau730/
Levus67746/
Laiwu67317/
Leibu67298/
Liwhu67230/
Lebou67210/
Leabu67193/
Levau67164/
Lebau67142/
Lebuy67139/
Lawau6784/
Libeu6755/
Loveu6750/
Lawuy6743/
Liwut6735/
Lebui6724/
Leebu6723/
Liwuś6720/
Laveu6715/
Liwou6713/
Lebeu6710/
Hlawu6710/
Lawui6710/
Levou678/
Leybu675/
Liwuh674/
Leyvu673/
Levui673/
Laawu673/
Lyawu672/
Leavu672/
Lewoo672/
Levuy672/
Liawu672/
Lowuh672/
Liwau671/
Leveu671/
Levut671/
Lywus671/
Levuh671/
Lewoe671/
Laevu671/
Le'vu671/
Lawuh671/

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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 Lewu
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