Liwana Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Philippines1441:703,04371,385
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Liwana (102) may also be a first name.

Liwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liwana is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 635,252nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Liwana live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 102 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Liwana is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Liwana Last Name Statistics demography

Liwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.35% less than the national average, earning R 77,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwatna92692/
Liewana929/
Liwanah927/
Liwanay924/
Luiwana921/
Liwanaz921/
Liwanaj921/
Lliwana921/
Leiwana921/
Loiwana921/
Loiwatna8686/
Laiwatna8646/
Liwattna861/
Liwaynay861/
Laiwanna861/
Liwani833,404/
Libana831,383/
Livana83593/
Liwane83456/
Luwana83216/
Lewana83173/
Liwena83124/
Liwona832/
Liwanh831/
Lywana831/
Liwange77683/
Lievana77335/
Liwanit77294/
Livanas7782/
Liveana7775/
Livanaj7741/
Livanga7738/
Liwanes7730/
Luwaina7729/
Liwanje7719/
Libaina7718/
Liwatni7715/
Lewanna7715/
Lewanai7715/
Lihuana7712/
Libanna779/
Liwasni777/
Liwanis777/
Lejwana776/
Leawana775/
Libanea774/
Luwanna773/
Laiwani772/
Libhana772/
Liswane772/
Livgana771/
Livanha771/
Lisuana771/
Litvana771/
Liwanno771/
Loywana771/
Hlewana771/
Lehwana771/
Liwgani771/
Lijwane771/
Livagna771/
Liovana771/
Laibana771/
Laywana771/
Leibana771/
Liwanhe770/
Laiwanit71507/
Loiwanit71189/
Liwanetz7118/
Lihwango711/
Leiweina711/
Lisswani711/
Livangay711/
Liowango711/
Hlajwana711/
Lewuanga711/
Leewanai711/
Libona671,062/
Livani67913/
Levana67669/
Lewani67412/
Lewane67319/
Livano67311/
Lebana67264/
Libane67184/
Lewona6791/
Livena6751/
Luwena6745/
Lewano6721/
Libany6719/
Luvana6717/
Livane6714/
Livona675/
Lewena675/
Liwono674/
Lewany673/
Livaunais672/
Luwona671/
Libaña671/
Liwoni671/
Loiwanich671/
Ljwani671/
Livanh671/
Liwwanich671/
Laujwanas670/
Livany670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liwana
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