Laliwa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Laliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Laliwa (13) may also be a first name.

Laliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laliwa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Laliwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Laliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Laliwa live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Laliwa is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 91 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 9 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Laliwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laliway921/
Laliwai921/
Leliwa83786/
Laluwa8354/
Lalewa8317/
Laliwi832/
Laliva832/
Loliwa831/
Laliba831/
Lalieva77263/
Lahliwe7777/
Lalibai7739/
Lalewad774/
Lalioua771/
Hlaluwa771/
Lalliwi771/
Lalliva771/
Lallewa771/
Laaliwi771/
Lahliba771/
Lalaiba771/
Laylieva71110/
Lallibai7112/
Lalibhai714/
Lailibai711/
Laliveau711/
Lyalieva711/
Lalleway710/
Loliwe671,858/
Laleva671,253/
Loluwa67584/
Loliva67551/
Lelewa67422/
Lalibi67180/
Lalive6746/
Leluwa6734/
Leliva6716/
Lalibe679/
Laluva679/
Loliwo675/
Lalibo674/
Laleba672/
Loliba672/
Laluwo671/
Lagliaive671/
Lalebi671/
Lalewi671/

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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
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  • 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 Laliwa
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