Lihawa Surname
Approximately 6,171 people bear this surname
Lihawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,132 | 1:32,006 | 3,765 |
| Tanzania | 2,029 | 1:26,092 | 3,164 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Lihawa (21) may also be a first name.
Lihawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lihawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lihawa occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lihawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Lihawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lihawa is the 79,103rd most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,180,934 people. Lihawa is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Lihawa are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lihawa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.
Lihawa is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,132 people, or 1 in 32,006. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Gorontalo, where 65 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 18 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 10 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lihaiwa | 92 | 171 | / |
| Lihaba | 83 | 177 | / |
| Lihava | 83 | 145 | / |
| Lihawi | 83 | 80 | / |
| Lyhawa | 83 | 37 | / |
| Lijawa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Lehawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lihowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehaiwa | 77 | 73 | / |
| Lijawah | 77 | 38 | / |
| Lehaewa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lihoywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lihaeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyawa | 73 | 230 | / |
| Lihavi | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Lihabi | 67 | 410 | / |
| Lihova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lyhava | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leaowa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lijava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lijawi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lijawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lehava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lihave | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lijaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihayuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leawah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lihawa
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