Liwena Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Liwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Liwena (148) may also be a first name.

Liwena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwena is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liwena is the 1,620,164th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Liwena live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most common first name in the world, borne by 148 people.

Liwena is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiweina861/
Laiwenga861/
Libena83660/
Liwana83480/
Livena8351/
Luwena8345/
Liweni8323/
Lewena835/
Liwina833/
Liwona832/
Liwene831/
Liwenge77875/
Lievana77335/
Liveana7775/
Livenga7763/
Lewenau7726/
Liewana779/
Liwanah777/
Liswene774/
Lievina774/
Liwanay774/
Liwengo774/
Leweina773/
Libenau773/
Liveena771/
Luiwana771/
Liwinaa771/
Livența771/
Lliwana771/
Libenay771/
Leiwana771/
Loiwana771/
Liweń7356/
Livenais71567/
Liveneau7139/
Levienna712/
Litvenas711/
Leeweina711/
Liwaynay711/
Luiwisna711/
Leibenau711/
Laiwanna711/
Livenhay710/
Levina6730,291/
Levyna672,737/
Lebina671,224/
Levana67669/
Livana67593/
Luvena67466/
Livina67398/
Leweni67387/
Libina67265/
Luwana67216/
Lewana67173/
Lewina67137/
Lewona6791/
Luvina6774/
Lyvina6769/
Lebena6765/
Livene6764/
Levena6759/
Lewene6726/
Levona6723/
Libene679/
Lebyna677/
Liwini676/
Livona675/
Liveno675/
Liveni674/
Liwyne672/
Liwień672/
Līvena672/
Luwina672/
Leaweinat671/
Lêvina671/
Laisvenas671/
Luwona671/
Liwéne671/
Lywene671/
Leweynatt671/
Leiwenich670/
Liveny670/

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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 Liwena
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