Liway Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Liway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines981:1,033,04387,420
Israel461:186,03618,427
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Liway (785) may also be a first name.

Liway Last Name Facts

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

Liway is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Liway.

How Common Is The Last Name Liway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Liway reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Liway is also the 292,694th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 785 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 1,033,043. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 34 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 23 percent reside and Ilocos, where 17 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Liway is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwaya911,019/
Lieway9123/
Liwaye9121/
Leiway9114/
Liwayo917/
Liwayu912/
Liwayi911/
Liwa893,265/
Liwy8971/
Hliwayo8332/
Liwahyu834/
Liwayah834/
Liwayou831/
Lhiwayo831/
Hlliway830/
Libay801,999/
Hliwa80831/
Leway80182/
Laiwa80167/
Luway80157/
Liwai80150/
Livay8077/
Liwah8041/
Liewa8032/
Liwaj8031/
Liwea8027/
Lihwa8021/
Liuwa8017/
Loiwa8014/
Leiwy8014/
Liwaa808/
Liwap803/
Leiwa803/
Lijwa802/
Liwau801/
Loiwy801/
Liewy801/
Liwua801/
Liwyo801/
Liwhayee771/
Luwaya732,279/
Luwayo73603/
Leeway73461/
Liwiya73352/
Leaway73170/
Liwacz73159/
Libayo73155/
Libaye73132/
Liwoyo73118/
Livayo73105/
Libaya7390/
Liwoya7380/
Luwayi7377/
Luwaye7375/
Litvay7362/
Layway7333/
Liweya7331/
Liwaai7329/
Liswea7327/
Livaya7322/
Lewaya7318/
Livayi7310/
Laiwah737/
Loiwai737/
Luwayu736/
Liwaha735/
Lewaye735/
Liwoye734/
Leiwat733/
Libayu732/
Laivay732/
Livaye732/
Laiwai732/
Liwija731/
Liswas731/
Liwgai731/
Laibay731/
Lehway731/
Liayua731/
Liwach731/
Liwaji731/
Liwawe731/
Liweye731/
Liwuja731/
Liwuya731/
Leiwas731/
Lijjwa731/
Liewai731/
Libaay731/
Ljwayi731/
Liouay731/
Liuwai731/
Hleiwa731/
Loyway730/
Lewa6716,177/
Liba678,358/
Liva676,008/
Luwa673,662/
Lewy671,441/
Liby67886/
Liwe67816/
Lisweya67294/
Liwi67272/
Livy67207/
Lioweha67139/
Loiweha6759/
Leewaye6756/
Luwy6725/
Littvay6721/
Lüwa6715/
Laywaye6712/
Luwahya6712/
Hluwayo679/
Hlewayo676/
Léwy676/
Lithvay674/
Loiswai674/
Laibhay673/
D'Leiwa672/
Lhuwayo672/
Hlaishwayo672/
Loiswas671/
Lishwas671/
Hlievay671/
Leawaye671/
Lewayou671/
Lichwat671/
Libhaya671/
Lhewayo671/
Loiwaha671/
Ljwy671/
Liwweha671/
Leshway670/

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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 Liway
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