Lewén Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lewén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Lewen (595) & Leweń (1) are calculated separately.

Lewén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lewén is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms: Lewen or Leweń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewén? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Lewén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lewén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Lewén is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 118,636. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 51 percent reside, Blekinge County, where 14 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewen93595/
Lewn8920/
Leweń871/
Lewin8024,338/
Lewyn8086/
Löwén8050/
Lywén8010/
Lewne802/
Liewn802/
Loewn801/
Loewen7314,362/
Lewien73315/
Lewine73177/
Leiwen73116/
Lewein7385/
Liewen7371/
Laewen7359/
Leween7358/
Leewen7351/
Lewinn7333/
Lewene7326/
Leuwen7321/
Loewin7318/
Lhewen7318/
Lewijn737/
Lewwin733/
Lewuun733/
Lewinc732/
Liewin732/
Llewyn732/
Lewain731/
Lewyne731/
Llewin731/
Liwéne731/
Lewean730/
Lewgin730/
Lawn674,036/
Lown672,598/
Lewaine6718/
Lehwing6713/
Lewayne6711/
Leßwing679/
Leweine676/
Levn674/
Leßweng673/
Lebn673/
Leiweng673/
Loewien673/
Leiwent671/
Leewine671/
Llewwyn671/
Lewinne671/
Leewynn671/
Liwn671/
Lywn671/
Leewoen671/
Leeweun671/
Lhewenk670/

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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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  • 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 Lewén
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