Liwela Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Liwela (31) may also be a first name.

Liwela Last Name Facts

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

Liwela is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Liwela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwela? popularity and diffusion

Liwela is the 847,909th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liwela live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally, borne by 31 people.

The surname Liwela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa Liwela is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 45 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Liwela Last Name Statistics demography

Liwela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning R 195,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liswela921/
Lihwelai861/
Liwele831,789/
Luwela831,526/
Lewela83643/
Libela83488/
Liwala83453/
Liweli83372/
Liwola83332/
Liwila83105/
Livela8313/
Liwelo831/
Liweuli7785/
Laiwola7777/
Livella7775/
Laiwala7743/
Lihweli779/
Lievola779/
Lyowela774/
Liwolia774/
Liwolya772/
Libelau771/
Liwaila771/
Llivela771/
Laiwelo771/
Liwilai771/
Liwolea771/
Luviela771/
Lijuela771/
Lievala771/
Liwalla771/
Lewella770/
Lihweuli71794/
Laiwalla7147/
Laiwilai717/
Liveslay711/
Livellia711/
Lishwelo711/
Llewella710/
Lively6715,904/
Lewele672,341/
Libele67870/
Lebela67680/
Livelo67661/
Liwolo67658/
Luvila67519/
Luvela67487/
Levola67381/
Libelo67358/
Libila67356/
Lewila67348/
Livala67302/
Luwala67250/
Libeli67153/
Lebila67121/
Lewala67116/
Livila67106/
Levala6778/
Luwila6774/
Liveli6766/
Luwola6764/
Liwile6732/
Lewola6729/
Levela6721/
Liwilo6713/
Livele6711/
Luwelo6710/
Leweli678/
Liwalo677/
Liewoleah677/
Levila676/
Livola675/
Lewelo675/
Liwili673/
Liwheelis671/
Lewely670/

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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 Liwela
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