Liwe Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Liwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6571:201,29319,077
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Liwe (131) may also be a first name.

Liwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻮ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,145th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. The surname Liwe is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Liwe reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Liwe is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 131 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 201,293. In Indonesia Liwe is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 65 percent live, Jakarta, where 20 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liawe89422/
Liwei89302/
Leiwe8970/
Liwea8927/
Laiwe8924/
Liwie8916/
Liewe895/
Liuwe893/
Liwez892/
Liwej891/
Liweh891/
Liw86898/
Gliewe80331/
Liuwei80141/
Lujiwe80103/
Liyawe8041/
Liyowe8037/
Laiwei8030/
Liswea8027/
Lijawe804/
Lijowe804/
Laiwet804/
Liweis802/
Liwehe801/
Liewei801/
Layiwe801/
Loiswe801/
Lijiwe801/
Lihwee801/
Leiswe801/
Luijwe801/
Lawe755,723/
Luwe754,343/
Lewe753,487/
Liwa753,265/
Libe752,440/
Live752,116/
Liwi75272/
Liwy7571/
Leiw7536/
Laiw7520/
Lywe758/
Loiw753/
Lliw753/
Luiw751/
Liwd751/
Hliw751/
Lischwe7391/
Loiweha7359/
Laiewer731/
D'Leiwe731/
Lijiwei731/
Liwweha731/
Livet672,926/
Levie672,036/
Llive671,211/
Liver671,098/
Lewey671,032/
Lawei671,009/
Hliwa67831/
Leibe67597/
Laibe67508/
Louwe67454/
Hlawe67448/
Livie67406/
Lewie67312/
Libey67294/
Luvie67290/
Leewe67288/
Lived67288/
Lives67277/
Leive67253/
Lieve67228/
Leuwe67206/
Liway67196/
Lawee67195/
Lawey67171/
Laiwa67167/
Luwei67167/
Liwai67150/
Lievi67131/
Livey67126/
Libei6780/
Luweh6779/
Luwee6766/
Lajwe6766/
Lievy6751/
Lewei6749/
Lauwe6748/
Laive6740/
Luwej6734/
Liewa6732/
Liwaj6731/
Leweh6731/
Laawe6730/
Lewwe6728/
Livei6727/
Lüwer6726/
Luwey6722/
Lihwa6721/
Liave6721/
Lewhe6721/
Lewee6719/
Liove6718/
Lawea6717/
Lisue6715/
Loiwa6714/
Luhwe6714/
Leiwy6714/
Lyawe6713/
Lieue6713/
Loive6712/
Libea6710/
Leawe6710/
Libee679/
Liwoi679/
Liwaa678/
Lihue678/
Livez678/
Lawhe677/
Livee677/
Hlewe677/
Lawue675/
Livea675/
Lyewe674/
Luuwe674/
Laiwi674/
Hlibe674/
Leweć674/
Luwie674/
Lewej673/
Luewe673/
Leiwa673/
Loibe673/
Loiue672/
Liveh672/
Lehwe672/
Liwih672/
Lijwa672/
Liuve672/
Lywes671/
Llewe671/
Lieui671/
Leiwi671/
Laywe671/
Lewea671/
Luywe671/
Hliwi671/
Leiue671/
Lijue671/
Lewed671/
Loiwy671/
Liewy671/
Luwwe671/
Lüwes671/
Liewi671/
Liwyo671/
Lichweis670/

Liwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﻮlyw-

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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 Liwe
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