Liwa Surname
Approximately 3,265 people bear this surname
Liwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 987 | 1:102,572 | 17,844 |
| DR Congo | 581 | 1:127,159 | 13,690 |
| Tanzania | 387 | 1:136,800 | 12,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 359 | 1:22,712 | 2,478 |
| Indonesia | 301 | 1:439,366 | 36,688 |
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| Taiwan | 64 | 1:366,324 | 2,896 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Liwa (2,166) may also be a first name.
Liwa Demographics
Average Liwa Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Liwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liwa in the Arabic language | ||
| ليوا | lywa | - |
| يوا | ywa | - |
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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
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- 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 Liwa
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