Liewa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Liewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liewa occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Liewa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Liewa is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Liewa is most common in: Northern Cape, where 64 percent are found and Western Cape, where 36 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Liewa Last Name Statistics demography

Liewa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning R 149,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieway9123/
Lihewa911/
Liewai911/
Lewa8916,177/
Liwa893,265/
Lieva80859/
Hliwa80831/
Lieba80264/
Liway80196/
Leway80182/
Laiwa80167/
Liwai80150/
Lewaa80142/
Lewai8096/
Leuwa8087/
Lewah8050/
Liwah8041/
Liwaj8031/
Liwea8027/
Hlewa8024/
Lewaj8024/
Lihwa8021/
Liuwa8017/
Lejwa8016/
Lewau8015/
Loiwa8014/
Lhewa8011/
Libea8010/
Liwaa808/
Leewa806/
Livea805/
Liewe805/
Lehwa804/
Leawa803/
Liwap803/
Leywa803/
Leiwa803/
Liywa803/
Lijwa802/
Liwau801/
Lewea801/
Lyewa801/
Liiwa801/
Liewo801/
Lewga801/
Lewha801/
Liewy801/
Liwua801/
Liewi801/
Lewua801/
Liebau733,112/
Leeway73461/
Gliewe73331/
Liewer73321/
Leawad73288/
Liewes73265/
Leaway73170/
Liwacz73159/
Hlewah7367/
Liwaai7329/
Lievaj7328/
Liswea7327/
Leewah7326/
Leswat7317/
Leawat7315/
Leiway7314/
Lewaai7313/
Lewasz7312/
Leewai7310/
Lewacz7310/
Lihewe739/
Llieva738/
Glieva737/
Laiwah737/
Loiwai737/
Lehwea736/
Liwaha735/
Leiwat733/
Laiwai732/
Liueva731/
Llewad731/
Lioeva731/
Liswas731/
Liebha731/
Lievas731/
Liewei731/
Leswad731/
Leivea731/
Hlieva731/
Liwgai731/
Leuwah731/
Lehway731/
Lewoha731/
Liwach731/
Leiwas731/
Lejjwa731/
Lijjwa731/
Liewet731/
Lieyba731/
Lieyva731/
Hlejwa731/
Lewahe731/
Liuwai731/
Leewat731/
Hleiwa731/
Liewis730/
Leva6715,656/
Leba6710,586/
Liba678,358/
Liva676,008/
Luwa673,662/
Lewe673,487/
Lewi673,483/
Libe672,440/
Live672,116/
Lewy671,441/
Liwe67816/
Lewo67778/
Liwi67272/
Liwo67262/
Lievaux67223/
Liewehr67182/
Lihaiwa67171/
Lehaiwa6773/
Liwy6771/
Loiweha6759/
Laisuea6748/
Hlechwa6730/
Hliebay6721/
Lüwa6715/
Liebeau6713/
Leewait675/
Leaweha674/
Loiswai674/
D'Leiwa672/
Loiswas671/
Lishwas671/
Liewher671/
Lesswad671/
Leiyeva671/
Leewaid671/
Hlievay671/
Leyweah671/
Lajieva671/
Lievaut671/
Lewj671/
Lewasch671/
Liebaai671/
Lichwat671/
Lihoywa671/
Loiwaha671/
Liwweha671/
Lewweha671/
Leshwau670/
Llewast670/
Leshway670/
Hlliway670/

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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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  • 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 Liewa
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