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

The surname Lewu is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,592nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,047,907 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Lewu reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 133,807th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 2,939 people.

Lewu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Ghana, where 20 percent are found.

Lewu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lewu surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political 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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