Leliwa Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Leliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Poland2371:160,37422,568
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Leliwa Last Name Facts

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

Leliwa is found in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leliwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 436,668th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Leliwa are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Leliwa is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Without taking into account Togo this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelewa83422/
Laliwa8350/
Leluwa8334/
Leliva8316/
Liliwa837/
Loliwa831/
Leliwe831/
Hlehliswa802/
Leleiwi7730/
Leleiva7722/
Liliwai7721/
Lelewai7717/
Liliway771/
Hlelewa771/
Lelieva771/
Laliway771/
Laliwai771/
Leleivai71767/
Leylieva713/
Leelihua711/
Loluwa67584/
Loliva67551/
Leleba6786/
Lelewi6755/
Laluwa6754/
Leleva6731/
Lelevi6720/
Lalewa6717/
Lelyva6710/
Liluwa676/
Loliwo675/
Lelibe674/
Lelewe672/
Liliwe672/
Laliva672/
Lelewo671/
Leluva671/
Lelebi671/
Liliwo671/
Lelive671/

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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
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  • 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 Leliwa
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