Liuwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Liuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Liuwa (21) may also be a first name.
Liuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liuwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Liuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Liuwa live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname Liuwa is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Liuwa is most numerous in: Enga, where 77 percent live and National Capital District, where 23 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 12 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liuwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luwa | 89 | 3,662 | / |
| Liwa | 89 | 3,265 | / |
| Hliwa | 80 | 831 | / |
| Lihua | 80 | 741 | / |
| Liuba | 80 | 579 | / |
| Louwa | 80 | 406 | / |
| Luwau | 80 | 348 | / |
| Lauwa | 80 | 292 | / |
| Luwai | 80 | 201 | / |
| Liway | 80 | 196 | / |
| Luway | 80 | 157 | / |
| Liwai | 80 | 150 | / |
| Liuva | 80 | 90 | / |
| Leuwa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Liwah | 80 | 41 | / |
| Luhwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Liewa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Liwea | 80 | 27 | / |
| Luwah | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lihwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Liwaa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Luwaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Liuwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Liuwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lujwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Li'ua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liuwwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llihua | 73 | 323 | / |
| Luwaha | 73 | 298 | / |
| Liuwei | 73 | 141 | / |
| Liuvha | 73 | 83 | / |
| Lauwai | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lauwau | 73 | 31 | / |
| Luuwai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Liwaai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Liubai | 73 | 24 | / |
| Lieway | 73 | 23 | / |
| Lahuwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Liauba | 73 | 18 | / |
| Louwap | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lauway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Liwaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Louwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lauwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lusswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luwaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liewai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lushwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liueva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luba | 67 | 15,115 | / |
| Liva | 67 | 6,008 | / |
| Luwe | 67 | 4,343 | / |
| Luwi | 67 | 4,146 | / |
| Luva | 67 | 820 | / |
| Luwo | 67 | 735 | / |
| Liwo | 67 | 262 | / |
| Luwy | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lüwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Louwaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louywat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlliway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lousway | 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 Liuwa
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