Liwag Surname

60,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Liwag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,6901:13,1651,378
United States4701:771,18959,919
Canada571:646,41452,764
Singapore471:117,1854,783
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England61:9,286,343223,652
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Liwag (29) may also be a first name.

Liwag Last Name Facts

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

Liwag is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Liwag click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwag? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,068th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 868,392 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Liwag live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Liwag is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,690 people, or 1 in 13,165. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 35 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 33 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Liwag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liwag surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Liwag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $51,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libag80660/
Liwak80603/
Lewag802/
Luwag801/
Livag801/
Litvag7320/
Liwack7318/
Lewaig734/
Liewak733/
Liwake732/
Libagh732/
Liswak732/
Livaag731/
Leiwak731/
Laibag731/
Lihuag731/
Libaug731/
Liwacs731/
Lywagh731/
Livague671/

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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
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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 Liwag
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