Liswa Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Liswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Tanzania1371:386,43527,768
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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 surname Liswa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liswa? popularity and diffusion

Liswa is the 791,719th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname Liswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Liswa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most widespread given name in the world, held by 121 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lishwa9196/
Liswea9127/
Laiswa911/
Liswas911/
Loiswai834/
Liswooa831/
Lishwas831/
Loiswas831/
Luswa80378/
Lisua80269/
Liswe80153/
Leswa8034/
Lisba8021/
Lisva8018/
Liswi8010/
Lichwa73758/
Lesway7375/
Lisvoa7322/
Leswat7317/
Lisvad739/
Laisua735/
Lisvaj733/
Lusswa732/
Leisba732/
Lisbaa731/
Liswis731/
Leiswe731/
Lushwa731/
Loiswe731/
Litswi731/
Lishwi731/
Leswad731/
Lisvat731/
Laiswo731/
Lisbay730/
Lischwe6791/
Laisuea6748/
Lessway6711/
Leatswa672/
Lichwat671/
Leishua671/
Lesswad671/
Hlushwa671/
Leshway670/
Leshwau670/

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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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