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

The last name Liwag occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,068th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 868,392 people. The surname Liwag is primarily 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 prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,690 people, or 1 in 13,165. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 35 percent live, Calabarzon, where 33 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

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% registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Liwag
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