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

The last name Leyow occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leyow live; 92 percent live in Caribbean and 92 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Leyow is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 21,742. In Jamaica it is mostly found in: Surrey County, where 99 percent live and Middlesex County, where 1 percent live. Barring Jamaica it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Leyow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leyow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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