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 more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Liweń. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 791,719th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname Liwen is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Liwen are found; 43 percent are found in East Asia and 43 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,077th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 486,373 people.

The last name Liwen is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 285,912. In Taiwan Liwen is most common in: New Taipei City, where 18 percent reside, Taipei City, where 17 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 15 percent reside. Barring Taiwan this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in China, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Liwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liwen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Liwen last name increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liwen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political 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
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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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