Liwan Surname

104,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Kenya

Liwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7301:58,5199,844
Indonesia1,0211:129,52912,990
Kenya9491:48,6624,980
Nepal2841:100,2852,104
Thailand2141:330,08657,008
Taiwan741:316,8212,543
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Afghanistan551:584,6036,939
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
China141:97,665,8265,141
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Liwan (2,132) may also be a first name.

Liwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,055th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,614,790 people. The surname Liwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Liwan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Liwan is also the 162,719th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,132 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,730 people, or 1 in 58,519. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 59 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 18 percent live and Ilocos, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.

Liwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Liwan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.34% less than the national average, earning $32,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 104.96% more than the national average, earning $101,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwane91456/
Laiwan91114/
Liuwan9123/
Liewan913/
Loiwan912/
Luiwan912/
Lihwan911/
Liwanh911/
Leiwan911/
Liwaan911/
Liwann911/
Liwant911/
Liwean911/
Leiwant8356/
Liwahan835/
Leiwang833/
Liswant833/
Liwasin832/
Liswane832/
Lishwan831/
Liswang831/
Liwanng831/
Leiwand831/
Lijwane831/
Liwanhe830/
Liban8042,463/
Lewan801,927/
Livan80747/
Liwon80327/
Luwan80132/
Liwam801/
Lywan800/
Laiwasin771/
Libaan732,768/
Lewane73319/
Lijuan73212/
Hliban73200/
Litvan73192/
Leivan73113/
Luewan7390/
Livain7363/
Leewan7362/
Lievan7361/
Livant7350/
Lihuan7348/
Laiban7346/
Leiban7326/
Laiwon7324/
Lisuan7323/
Livang7321/
Livayn7317/
Laivan7316/
Luwean7316/
Livane7314/
Laywan7314/
Livaan7311/
Libain7310/
Lewank7310/
Libhan739/
Liwamg739/
Liouan739/
Livean737/
Luwaan736/
Luwain735/
Libann734/
Loywan734/
Llivan733/
Livand733/
Lehwan733/
Loivan732/
Lojwan732/
Lliban732/
Lewain731/
Lewann731/
Lewhan731/
Leiwon731/
Liovan731/
Luywan731/
Lewgan731/
Libaun731/
Luhwan731/
Livahn731/
Livanh731/
Leawan730/
Lewean730/
Lisswandt712/
Lihuang672,251/
Loisuan67210/
Lievain67170/
Lichuan67112/
Laisuan6771/
Leibhan6764/
Hlewane6757/
Hleiban6748/
Liuyuan6744/
Leivang6727/
Lichvan6724/
Lewaine6718/
Leivann6716/
Leivant6712/
Lewayne6711/
Liujuan678/
Laivand677/
Laibaan676/
Liwhong676/
Loiwong675/
Leivean674/
Luiwong672/
Leivane672/
Leihuan672/
Laibean672/
Leivanh672/
Lijuang671/
Livasin671/
Livatin671/
Livhane671/
Llewand671/
Leisvan671/
Lojwaan671/
Livanne671/
Llievan671/
Lehwand671/
Lehwann671/
Lajwang671/
Lewahan671/
Lewasin671/
Lisuang671/
Lihsuan671/
Lijhuan671/
Leivand671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liwan
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