Leyew Surname

138,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Leyew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Leyew (4,048) may also be a first name.

Leyew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leyew has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,602nd most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,257,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leyew live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leyew is also the 109,583rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 4,048 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Leyew Last Name Statistics demography

Leyew earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.29% less than the national average, earning $21,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyhew9172/
Lieyew911/
Leyw895/
Liyew803,247/
Leyow80143/
Hleew8069/
Leeaw8011/
Leyeb8010/
Layew805/
Leyaw803/
Lheew802/
Leevw802/
Lejew802/
Leehw801/
Leeww801/
Leyfe800/
Layhew73292/
Leeyaw7331/
Leeyow737/
Leyhow736/
Leggew733/
Leeeew733/
Leyeva732/
Leyawe732/
Lehyeb732/
Leehaw730/
Leef67945/
Leaw67721/
Leuw67208/
Leyb6797/
Leyv6778/
Leyf6764/
Leev6763/
Lyev6746/
Leiw6736/
Lee'yaw674/
Layw673/
Lejw671/
Loyw671/
Lehyweh671/
Lyef671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leyew
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