Leyow Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Leyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1321:21,7421,834
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Leyow Last Name Facts

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

Leyow occurs most in Jamaica. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyow? popularity and diffusion

Leyow is the 1,478,479th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Leyow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leyow live; 92 percent live in Caribbean and 92 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

Leyow is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 21,742. In Jamaica Leyow is most common in: Surrey County, where 99 percent reside and Middlesex County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Jamaica this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Leyow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leyow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leyow surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyow Last Name Statistics demography

Leyow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeyow917/
Leyhow916/
Leow8914,918/
Leyw895/
Lyow893/
Leeyaow831/
Leyew803,228/
Lyowa80539/
Lieow80174/
Layow8072/
Leowa8027/
Leuow8013/
Lehow8010/
Leyaw803/
Leyov801/
Liyow801/
Lejowa73102/
Leyhew7372/
Luyowa7346/
Liyowe7337/
Leeyaw7331/
Loyowa7321/
Leaowa7314/
Layowa736/
Leyoub734/
Leyawe732/
Leyova731/
Liyoow731/
Lieyew731/
Louw6784,096/
Leaw67721/
Leob67568/
Leuw67208/
Leov67185/
Leyb6797/
Leyv6778/
Leof6768/
Leyf6764/
Laow6756/
Leiw6736/
Lee'yaw674/
Layw673/
Loiw673/
Lejw671/
Lehyweh671/
Leyvová671/
Loyw671/

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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 Leyow
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