Liwanu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Liwanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Liwanu (67) may also be a first name.

Liwanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwanu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Liwanu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liwanu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 67 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Liwanu is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 43 percent live, Zamfara, where 43 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria Liwanu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luiwanu921/
Luwanu83218/
Livanu83129/
Lewanu8323/
Liwonu831/
Liwanneut800/
Livanou77734/
Liwongu7741/
Lewanou7738/
Libannu7712/
Liveanu7710/
Livanus775/
Livangu771/
Livanui771/
Livangou7111/
Livanous713/
Lioveanu712/
Leivanou711/
Livenu67254/
Lebanu6715/
Lewonu675/
Lewenu674/
Luvanu671/
Leveanu6234/
Lewenau6226/
Levanus629/
Lesuanu623/
Levanou622/
Lhivenu621/
Lewhenu621/
Lebhanu621/
Luevanu621/
Lewuongu571/
Levannou571/
Levanhuy571/
Lebonu5042/
Luvenu5021/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • 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 Liwanu
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