Leiwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Leiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Leiwa (8) may also be a first name.
Leiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leiwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻴﻮ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiwa? popularity and diffusion
Leiwa is the 10,311,814th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Leiwa reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name globally, held by 8 people.
It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. Aside from Indonesia Leiwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leiwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻴﻮ | alyw | - |
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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 Leiwa
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