Liwen Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Liwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
China701:19,533,1651,095
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Liweń (56) are calculated separately.

Liwen (486,373) may also be a first name.

Liwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liwen is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Liweń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 791,719th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Liwen live; 43 percent live in East Asia and 43 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Liwen is also the 2,077th most widespread first name on earth, held by 486,373 people.

Liwen is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 285,912. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: New Taipei City, where 18 percent are found, Taipei City, where 17 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in China, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Liwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liwen last name grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liwen last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Liwen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $36,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liweń9356/
Liuwen91133/
Leiwen91116/
Liewen9171/
Laiwen9112/
Liwean911/
Liween911/
Liwene911/
Liwn891/
Leiweng833/
Leiwent831/
Laiwaen831/
Liben8012,119/
Lewen80595/
Liwin8063/
Luwen8049/
Läwen8021/
Lywen809/
Liwem805/
Liewn802/
Liwyn801/
Liwengue771/
Lewien73315/
Laiben73175/
Lewein7385/
Loiben7363/
Leween7358/
Leewen7351/
Lewene7326/
Leuwen7321/
Laiven7320/
Leiben7319/
Lhewen7318/
Liwång7312/
Leiven739/
Laiwin735/
Liwyne732/
Lihuen732/
Liwień732/
Loiwin732/
Liewin732/
Loiven731/
Liwéne731/
Lewean730/
Luijben67365/
Lewn6720/
Livn678/
Leweine676/
Levn674/
Lebn673/
Leßweng673/
Lichuen673/
Laiwint673/
Libn672/
Lywn671/
Laivene671/
Lichwin671/
Liwånåg671/
Leeweun671/
Leewoen671/
Lhewenk670/

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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 Liwen
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