Liw Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
Liw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 614 | 1:48,036 | 3,809 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Senegal | 28 | 1:520,691 | 2,209 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Liw (214) may also be a first name.
Liw Demographics
Average Liw Salary in
United States
$33,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Liw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liw occurs most in Malaysia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liw is the 393,535th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Liw is predominantly found 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 commonly used first name globally, borne by 214 people.
The surname Liw is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 48,036. In Malaysia Liw is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 38 percent reside, Selangor, where 18 percent reside and Penang, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liew | 86 | 86,620 | / |
| Liwe | 86 | 816 | / |
| Leiw | 86 | 36 | / |
| Laiw | 86 | 20 | / |
| Lliw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Loiw | 86 | 3 | / |
| Liwf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Liws | 86 | 2 | / |
| Livw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liwz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luiw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hliw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leiwe | 75 | 70 | / |
| Laiwe | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lievw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leisw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lieww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lishw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lew | 67 | 39,318 | / |
| Liv | 67 | 7,137 | / |
| Lib | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Lif | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Liwowa | 67 | 978 | / |
| Lifowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lyw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ljw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Léw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luijwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laggiw | 67 | 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
- 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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