Liw Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Liw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia6141:48,0363,809
Sweden841:117,2238,378
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Senegal281:520,6912,209
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Liw (214) may also be a first name.

Liw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Liw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Liw occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Liw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 393,535th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. Liw occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Liw live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 617,781st most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 214 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 48,036. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Johor, where 38 percent are found, Selangor, where 18 percent are found and Penang, where 8 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Liw Last Name Statistics demography

Liw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liew8686,620/
Liwe86816/
Leiw8636/
Laiw8620/
Lliw863/
Loiw863/
Liwf862/
Liws862/
Livw861/
Liwz861/
Luiw861/
Hliw861/
Leiwe7570/
Laiwe7524/
Lievw756/
Leisw751/
Lieww751/
Lishw750/
Lew6739,318/
Liv677,137/
Lib672,542/
Lif671,431/
Liwowa67978/
Lifowa6721/
Lyw6712/
Ljw678/
Léw672/
Luijwe671/
Laggiw671/

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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 Liw
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