Liwa Surname

137,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Liwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9871:102,57217,844
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
Papua New Guinea3591:22,7122,478
Indonesia3011:439,36636,688
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Poland981:387,84442,215
Taiwan641:366,3242,896
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Zambia391:406,40820,045
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
China91:151,924,6187,954
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Oman41:921,9937,313
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Liwa (2,166) may also be a first name.

Liwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwa (Arabic: ليوا) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwa? popularity and diffusion

Liwa is the 137,284th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,232,020 people. The surname Liwa is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Liwa reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 161,115th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 2,166 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 102,572. In The Philippines Liwa is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 40 percent live, Central Visayas, where 14 percent live and Davao Region, where 12 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Liwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

The amount Liwa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning R 239,784 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hliwa89831/
Liway89196/
Laiwa89167/
Liwai89150/
Liwah8941/
Liewa8932/
Liwaj8931/
Liwea8927/
Lihwa8921/
Liuwa8917/
Loiwa8914/
Liwaa898/
Liwap893/
Leiwa893/
Lijwa892/
Liwau891/
Liwua891/
Liwacz80159/
Liwaai8029/
Liswea8027/
Lieway8023/
Leiway8014/
Laiwah807/
Loiwai807/
Liwaha805/
Leiwat803/
Laiwai802/
Liswas801/
Liwgai801/
Liwach801/
Leiwas801/
Lijjwa801/
Liewai801/
Liuwai801/
Hleiwa801/
Lewa7516,177/
Liba758,358/
Liva756,008/
Luwa753,662/
Liwe75816/
Liwi75272/
Liwo75262/
Liwy7571/
Lüwa7515/
Loiweha7359/
Loiswai734/
D'Leiwa732/
Loiswas731/
Lishwas731/
Lichwat731/
Loiwaha731/
Liwweha731/
Hlliway730/
Leiva67245,541/
Leiba674,093/
Livas672,166/
Libay671,999/
Libau671,230/
Livai671,019/
Luiba67999/
Lieva67859/
Laiba67801/
Libai67757/
Lihua67741/
Hliva67445/
Luwau67348/
Litva67314/
Liwei67302/
Lisua67269/
Hlywa67252/
Luwai67201/
Leway67182/
Laiva67179/
Hliba67163/
Luway67157/
Lewaa67142/
Livah6797/
Lewai6796/
Liwoh6795/
Liuva6790/
Leuwa6787/
Livay6777/
Leiwe6770/
Loiva6770/
Lewah6750/
Leiwo6750/
Lijua6741/
Luhwa6734/
Lajwa6732/
Livat6729/
Livha6725/
Livaz6724/
Hlewa6724/
Luwah6724/
Lewaj6724/
Laiwe6724/
Lisva6718/
Lhiba6718/
Liwie6716/
Lejwa6716/
Lewau6715/
Leiwy6714/
Liwou6713/
Lhewa6711/
Libea6710/
Laywa6710/
Loiba679/
Liwoi679/
Livap679/
Lliva678/
Libaa677/
Luwaa677/
Leiua676/
Lihba676/
Leewa676/
Lhiva675/
Livea675/
Liewe675/
Luiva674/
Laiwi674/
Lehwa674/
Leawa673/
Leywa673/
Libaï673/
Lywai672/
Lujwa672/
Livad672/
Laiwo672/
Liwih672/
Hliwo672/
Liwez672/
Liuwo672/
Leiwi671/
Lywas671/
Lewea671/
Luwha671/
Lliba671/
Luwwa671/
Livau671/
Liwej671/
Liwod671/
Livaa671/
Liowo671/
Luuwa671/
Hliwi671/
Lihva671/
Liewo671/
Lewitowa671/
Lewga671/
Lewha671/
Lichwacz671/
Li'ua671/
Loiwy671/
Liewy671/
Liewi671/
Liuwwaha671/
Liweh671/
Liwyo671/
Libha671/
Lewua671/

Liwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liwa in the Arabic language
ليواlywa-
يواywa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liwa
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