Lwee Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Lwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Singapore261:211,83510,313
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lwee (118) may also be a first name.

Lwee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwee occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwee is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Lwee live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 118 people.

The last name Lwee is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia Lwee is most numerous in: Johor, where 39 percent reside, Sarawak, where 31 percent reside and Malacca, where 14 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Lwee exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Lwee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lwee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lwee last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lwee Last Name Statistics demography

Lwee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
L'Wee891/
Lwees891/
Lwe8646/
Lwejje803/
L'Hwee802/
Lweesh801/
Lwheeh801/
Løwe75367/
Lwei7583/
Lweu7542/
Lwes7515/
Luee7514/
Lwey756/
Lőwe755/
Lweh754/
Lbee753/
Lwea751/
Lwet751/
Lwge751/
Lwie751/
Lwhe751/
Llwe751/
Lvee751/
Lwer750/
Løwer6770/
Gliwe6729/
Lőwey6715/
Lwejh679/
Lyuee673/
L'Wei672/
Lveer671/
Louee671/
Lueie671/
Lwett670/

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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 Lwee
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