Liwai Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Liwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Liwai (1,277) may also be a first name.

Liwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liwai is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Liwai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwai? popularity and diffusion

Liwai is the 1,434,893rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Liwai is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Liwai reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Liwai is also the 220,641st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,277 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most frequent in: Hawaii, where 75 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Liwai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liwai last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Liwai earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.49% less than the national average, earning $38,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwaai9129/
Loiwai917/
Laiwai912/
Liwayi911/
Liwgai911/
Liwaji911/
Liewai911/
Liuwai911/
Liwa893,265/
Liwi89272/
Loiswai834/
Livai801,019/
Hliwa80831/
Libai80757/
Liwei80302/
Luwai80201/
Liway80196/
Laiwa80167/
Lewai8096/
Liwah8041/
Liewa8032/
Liwaj8031/
Liwea8027/
Lihwa8021/
Liuwa8017/
Liwie8016/
Loiwa8014/
Liwoi809/
Liwaa808/
Laiwi804/
Liwap803/
Leiwa803/
Lywai802/
Liwih802/
Lijwa802/
Leiwi801/
Liwau801/
Hliwi801/
Liwua801/
Liewi801/
Liwaya731,019/
Liwiya73352/
Lywait73294/
Litvai73258/
Liwacz73159/
Liuwei73141/
Libhai73110/
Livaić7381/
Liwoya7380/
Luwayi7377/
Livaie7356/
Liweya7331/
Luuwai7330/
Laiwei7330/
Liswea7327/
Livaji7324/
Lieway7323/
Liwaye7321/
Liweji7321/
Laiwoi7317/
Leiway7314/
Loibai7313/
Lewaai7313/
Leivai7313/
Livaio7311/
Leewai7310/
Livayi7310/
Laiwah737/
Liwayo737/
Libaji736/
Leibai736/
Livais735/
Liwaha735/
Liaiva734/
Liaiba733/
Lihwid733/
Leiwat733/
Liweis732/
Libaia732/
Liwayu732/
Liwija731/
Lihbai731/
Llibai731/
Liswas731/
Liewei731/
Laiwui731/
Leiwih731/
Lishwi731/
Liswis731/
Liwach731/
Liwawe731/
Liwuja731/
Liwuya731/
Luwaio731/
Leiwas731/
Lijjwa731/
Libaiu731/
Liaibi731/
Ljwayi731/
Libaai731/
Loywai731/
Hleiwa731/
Lewa6716,177/
Liba678,358/
Liva676,008/
Livi675,958/
Luwa673,662/
Libi671,516/
Liwe67816/
Lisweya67294/
Lioweha67139/
Livaich6773/
Liwy6771/
Loiweha6759/
Hliwayo6732/
Lüwa6715/
Liaivat677/
Leewait675/
Liwahyu674/
Liwayah674/
D'Leiwa672/
Luwaihi672/
Loiswas671/
Liuvaie671/
Lishwas671/
Leewaid671/
Laywaie671/
Lehwaie671/
Lujwaid671/
Liwayou671/
Liouaji671/
Luiwiji671/
Lichwat671/
Lhiwayo671/
Loiwaha671/
Liwweha671/
Leivais670/
Hlliway670/

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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 Liwai
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