Lihaiwa Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

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

Lihaiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lihaiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1711:316,82930,013

Lihaiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lihaiwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lihaiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihaiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihaiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lihaiwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found.

Lihaiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Lihaiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.7% less than the national average, earning R 110,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihawa926,171/
Lehaiwa8673/
Liiwa831/
Lihavi771,978/
Lihabi77410/
Lihaba77177/
Lihava77145/
Lihawi7780/
Lyhawa7737/
Lijawa7728/
Lehawa772/
Liawah771/
Lihewa771/
Lijawah7138/
Lihoywa711/
Lihaeva711/
Liewa6732/
Liywa673/
Liiwo672/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lihaiwa
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