Liswa Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Liswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Liswa (121) may also be a first name.
Liswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liswa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liswa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liswa is the 791,719th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Liswa are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most numerous first name on earth, held by 121 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lishwa | 91 | 96 | / |
| Liswea | 91 | 27 | / |
| Laiswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Liswas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loiswai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Liswooa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lishwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loiswas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luswa | 80 | 378 | / |
| Lisua | 80 | 269 | / |
| Liswe | 80 | 153 | / |
| Leswa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lisba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lisva | 80 | 18 | / |
| Liswi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lichwa | 73 | 758 | / |
| Lesway | 73 | 75 | / |
| Lisvoa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Leswat | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lisvad | 73 | 9 | / |
| Laisua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lisvaj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lusswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leisba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lisbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liswis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lushwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loiswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Litswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lishwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lisvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laiswo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lisbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lischwe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Laisuea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lessway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leatswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lichwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leishua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlushwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leshwau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Liswa
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