Liwal Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Liwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Liwal (10) may also be a first name.

Liwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liwal is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Liwal is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Liwal are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Liwal is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 10 people.

Liwal is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Liwal is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 20 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwale91240/
Loiwal9165/
Liswal9123/
Laiwal9115/
Liwaul913/
Liewal911/
Liwaal911/
Leiwald839/
Liswale831/
Laiwald831/
Laiwale831/
Laiswal831/
Libal80709/
Luwal8083/
Lewal8069/
Lival8057/
Lywal801/
Ljwal801/
Leiswall7712/
Leiswald771/
Lieval73197/
Loywal73117/
Livall7380/
Livale7378/
Lewall7357/
Loival7330/
Leswal7323/
Lewale7323/
Liball7320/
Liwole7317/
Leibal7314/
Laival739/
Leival735/
Livail734/
Lehwal733/
Luwall732/
Lajwal732/
Laibal732/
Libaal731/
Luweal731/
Lluwal731/
Laywal731/
Leuwal731/
Lewaal731/
Libeal731/
Lehwald671,138/
Lewalle6758/
Leivalt6725/
Leivald6710/
Laywald674/
Leivall674/
Lehwall672/
Leywale671/
Leswale671/
Lehwalt671/
Livhale671/
Laivale671/
Lehewal671/
Livault671/
Lujwale671/
Lichwał671/
Lejwale671/
Lewaill670/
Leewald670/

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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 Liwal
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