Leëuw Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Leëuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Leeuw (11,851) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeuw | 93 | 11,851 | / |
| Leuw | 89 | 208 | / |
| Lieuw | 80 | 688 | / |
| Leuow | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lehuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lew | 75 | 39,318 | / |
| Luw | 75 | 44 | / |
| Leeuwe | 73 | 186 | / |
| Leeuws | 73 | 151 | / |
| Lejuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Le-Huw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liew | 67 | 86,620 | / |
| Louw | 67 | 84,096 | / |
| Leow | 67 | 14,918 | / |
| Loew | 67 | 4,942 | / |
| Lauw | 67 | 2,264 | / |
| Lyew | 67 | 789 | / |
| Leaw | 67 | 721 | / |
| Liuw | 67 | 514 | / |
| Leew | 67 | 177 | / |
| Lyuw | 67 | 76 | / |
| Leiw | 67 | 36 | / |
| Luow | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leheuwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Laew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leyw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wluw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llew | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leëuw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis