Liwasa Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Liwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Liwasa (32) may also be a first name.

Liwasa Last Name Facts

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

Liwasa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwasa? popularity and diffusion

Liwasa is the 734,496th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. Liwasa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Liwasa live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Liwasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Liwasa surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwasha9254/
Liwatsa921/
Liwaisha861/
Libasa83240/
Liwosa83123/
Liwaza8352/
Luwasa8342/
Livasa8315/
Liwaso8311/
Liwasi834/
Liwase831/
Liwesa831/
Liwaca831/
Lewasa831/
Liwausi7724/
Luwaisa7712/
Lewassa7711/
Livasoa779/
Liwacha775/
Loywasa774/
Libasay773/
Livasay772/
Liwassi771/
Libasah771/
Luwaasa771/
Laivasa771/
Libasaa771/
Lewasau771/
Lewasia771/
Luwasha771/
Libaisay7145/
Livatsha7137/
Luwaisha7133/
Leswatsa711/
Liswaiso711/
Liwoza671,732/
Libaza67878/
Liwoso67369/
Lebasa67292/
Livaza67125/
Livasy67101/
Libaso6766/
Levasa6749/
Liwose6749/
Luwaza6745/
Libaxa6743/
Liwaichai6729/
Libasi6728/
Liweza6721/
Lewaso6714/
Livase6710/
Luwaso678/
Livasi678/
Lewase676/
Lewasi675/
Libase675/
Livaca674/
Lewesa673/
Lewaca672/
Luwesa672/
Luvasa672/
Liwazo671/
Libosa671/
Liwosi671/

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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
  • 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 Liwasa
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