van Lew Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

van Lew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Lew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

van Lew Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Lew occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Lew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of van Lew live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States van Lew is primarily found in: Colorado, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 2 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

van Lew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Lew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Lew last name declined 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Lew Last Name Statistics demography

van Lew earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.3% more than the national average, earning $56,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Liew93196/
van Lewe9320/
van Leew931/
van Leiw930/
Van-Lew869/
Van-Liew801/
van Leaf801/
van Lyf7110/
van Lijf67183/
von Leeb678/

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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 van Lew
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