Liwat Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Liwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1931:524,55060,401
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Liwat (126) may also be a first name.

Liwat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwat occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 812,930th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Liwat are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 126 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 524,550. In The Philippines Liwat is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 29 percent reside, Caraga, where 26 percent reside and Davao Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwate9174/
Laiwat9124/
Leiwat913/
Lichwat831/
Libat80536/
Lewat80238/
Luwat8074/
Livat8029/
Liwot8019/
Liwad8011/
Leuwat73547/
Lywait73294/
Liwacz73159/
Loywat7379/
Livatt7329/
Liwote7326/
Libaut7325/
Lewate7322/
Leswat7317/
Liovat7316/
Loibat7316/
Leivat7316/
Lihuat7315/
Leawat7315/
Lewath7314/
Livate737/
Hlibat734/
Laibat734/
Libaat732/
Liouat732/
Litvat732/
Leibat732/
Llibat731/
Leewat731/
Lisvat731/
Livast730/
Laihuat67105/
Libeaut6788/
Lewaite6744/
Liaivat677/
Laivate676/
Hliouat675/
Leewait675/
Louywat671/
Lievaut671/
Livaith671/
Lichuat671/
Loibhat671/
Llewast670/
Leibhat670/

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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 Liwat
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