Leu is used as a family name or surname in Taiwan. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leu
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Taiwan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leu

How popular is Leu?

Leu is common in Taiwan.

Leu is ranked 15723 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leus grew by 12.64315 per cent to 2459 since 2000 and ranked 12587 after elevating 324 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 55.35 57.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 36.76 36.69
Others 3.42 2.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.24
Black 1.34 1.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.85 0.87
Leu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Taiwan which signifies that it is originated from Taiwan. Around 33438 people have been found who wears Leu as their family name. Leu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,296 Guyana9
13,220 Thailand6
11,480 Japan4
32,086 Mexico3
1,985 Cambodia3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
2,672 Mozambique3
10,762 Hungary3
4,104 South Korea2
5,671 Guatemala2
34,572 Israel2
20,837 Venezuela2
21,929 Algeria2
5,298 Botswana2
4,086 Angola2
24,766 Scotland2
28,232 Morocco2
5,859 Mauritius2
883 Macau2
54,135 Philippines2
14,521 Portugal2
25,746 Finland1
28,365 Kenya1
19,810 Croatia1
2,040 Mali1
10,958 Bangladesh1
5,872 Namibia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,232 French Polynesia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
1,179 Swaziland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
24,176 Qatar1
2,724 New Caledonia1
31,207 Ireland1
58,885 Poland1
1,819 Laos1
42,479 Greece1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,510 Denmark49
11,896 Serbia41
70,042 Kazakhstan29
28,338 Norway20
69,202 Netherlands18
6,044 Trinidad and Tobago16
26,722 New Zealand14
64,976 Belarus13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
670 China83
47,891 England81
65,656 Ukraine72
3,257 Hong Kong71
14,205 Sweden65
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Leu:
2,750 Malaysia936
14,568 France649
1,562 Singapore266
58,781 Russia232
39,356 Italy213
18,330 Canada197
14,517 Australia186
10,100 Peru171
9,948 Austria131
39,125 South Africa128
22,725 Spain125
Countries with thousands of Leu:
721 Romania3,674
12,075 United States2,935
917 Vietnam2,583
4,023 Germany2,219
6,418 Indonesia2,122
318 Switzerland1,972
321 Moldova1,140
13,460 Brazil1,002
Countries with ten thousands of Leu:
117 Taiwan11,763
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Celestina Leu from Italy aboard the Fulda from Genoa & Naples on February 5, 1896. She is registered to be 8 years old when she arrived in New York. Elena Leu (33) Seamstress, Isidoro Leu, aged 16, Sailor Luigi Leu, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

P
Paige Novotny
Leu is a surname, represents the regional wolf form, former Christian name popularized by the bishop of Troyes who stopped Attila -can also represent a nickname for after the animal's name, designating a man cruel, brutal.

Leu Namesakes

  • Björn Leukemans, Bicycler
  • Adelina Leung, Production Designer
  • Adolphe de Leuven, Librettist
  • Jon Leuer, Basketball player
  • Jurgen Aleander Van de Leur, Film producer
  • Alli Kay Leung, Costume designer
  • Gooi Hsiao Leung, Politician
  • Alvin Leung, Chef
  • Gino Leurini, Film actor
  • Gigi Leung, Singer

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