Liswani Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Liswani Surname Definition:
Liswani is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that bears a strong resemblance with a certain member of the family.
Liswani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 868 | 1:18,260 | 2,039 |
| Namibia | 245 | 1:9,834 | 1,896 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Liswani (787) may also be a first name.
Liswani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Liswani is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that bears a strong resemblance with a certain member of the family.
Liswani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liswani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liswani is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liswani? popularity and diffusion
Liswani is the 318,071st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. The surname Liswani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Liswani reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Liswani is also the 292,224th most numerous forename globally It is held by 787 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 18,260. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 51 percent live, Southern Province, where 30 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zambia Liswani occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liswaini | 93 | 4 | / |
| Lisswani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Liswana | 86 | 67 | / |
| Leswani | 86 | 14 | / |
| Liswane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Litswane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leuswani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lethswani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Letshwani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lizwane | 71 | 101 | / |
| Lisbane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Leswane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lisuana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leshwane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leswange | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leshwange | 63 | 27 | / |
| Leswanner | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lisbony | 57 | 69 | / |
| Lisbone | 57 | 2 | / |
| Lesbane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lisbonne | 53 | 60 | / |
| Lessuane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Leshbane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lesuange | 53 | 0 | / |
| Leshuange | 50 | 21 | / |
| Letshuane | 50 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liswani
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