Lewy Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Lewy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:730,76457,356
Poland3631:104,70715,900
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Australia631:428,50333,982
England631:884,41445,970
France541:1,230,050127,496
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Canada371:995,82774,831
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Israel221:388,98331,283
Austria221:387,06540,442
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

The alternate forms: Léwy (6) are calculated separately.

Lewy (339) may also be a first name.

Lewy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Léwy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 270,601st most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,057,284 people. Lewy is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lewy reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lewy is also the 474,488th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 339 people.

The surname Lewy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 730,764. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Lewy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lewy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lewy surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lewy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lewy are 6.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lewy earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.9% more than the national average, earning $89,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léwy926/
Loewy891,083/
Lewey891,032/
Leway89182/
Leiwy8914/
Lewyi891/
Lehwy891/
Liewy891/
Leeway80461/
Leaway80170/
Lewgoy8052/
Lieway8023/
Leiway8014/
Loewey801/
Lheswy801/
Lehway801/
Loeway801/
Laeway800/
Levy75224,725/
Lewa7516,177/
Lewe753,487/
Lewi753,483/
Lowy752,858/
Leby75369/
Löwy75346/
Lawy75326/
Liwy7571/
Lewj751/
Ljwy751/
Lewoyje731/
Leshway730/
Leyva67215,217/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Laway673,944/
Loewe673,696/
Leiby672,157/
Lovey671,938/
Levay671,871/
Lavey671,607/
Lowey671,278/
Loway671,177/
Levoy67919/
Levyy67877/
Lebey67416/
Levyt67406/
Leawj67314/
Lewie67312/
Leboy67299/
Libey67294/
Lebay67289/
Leewe67288/
Leuwe67206/
Liway67196/
Lawey67171/
Lewaa67142/
Lebuy67139/
Levyi67127/
Livey67126/
Leevy67117/
Lövey67113/
Loewi67109/
Lewai6796/
Leiwe6770/
Leyvi6769/
Levys6764/
Leviy6751/
Lewei6749/
Leivy6745/
Lawuy6743/
Leawi6742/
Leeby6737/
Lewih6734/
Lawoy6734/
Liewa6732/
Leweh6731/
Lewwe6728/
Leybe6726/
Hlewa6724/
Lewaj6724/
Lewhe6721/
Lewee6719/
Laewe6718/
Lejwa6716/
Lawiy6716/
Åleby6716/
Lhewa6711/
Leawe6710/
Leaby679/
Hlewe677/
Leewa676/
Leyve675/
Liewe675/
Levéy675/
Lehewych674/
Leweć674/
Lewej673/
Leawa673/
Leywa673/
Leiwa673/
Lowoy672/
Llevy672/
Levyo672/
Levyz672/
Lesvy672/
Lewii672/
Hlywy672/
Levuy672/
Lehwe672/
Hlawy672/
Lowiy671/
Llewe671/
Lewoj671/
Leyby671/
Leiwi671/
Lehwi671/
Lewea671/
Llewi671/
Löwey671/
Lewed671/
Lewha671/
Loiwy671/
Hlevy671/
Leyui671/
Liewi671/
Liwyo671/
Levyh671/
Leywi671/
Lyvey670/
Leybi670/
Levhy670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lewy
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