Liwes Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Liwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Liwes (28) may also be a first name.

Liwes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liwes occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Liwes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liwes is the 1,478,479th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Liwes is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Liwes reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Liwes is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

The last name Liwes is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 809,906. In The Philippines Liwes is most common in: Ilocos, where 61 percent are found, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 37 percent are found and Davao Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liewes91265/
Leiwes9130/
Liwies917/
Liweis912/
Liwese911/
Luiwes910/
Liewies831/
Libes80561/
Luwes80531/
Lives80277/
Lewes80273/
Liwis8035/
Liwez802/
Liwej801/
Lywes801/
Lüwes801/
Lichweis770/
Lewies732,545/
Lewest73108/
Leewes7372/
Leweis7323/
Livets7314/
Levies7310/
Lieves735/
Laibes734/
Luwies734/
Livesh734/
Livese734/
Lewese733/
Luvies732/
Luives732/
Liveus732/
Leweus732/
Leives731/
Liuves731/
Libesh731/
Lewesz731/
L'Ives731/
Liswis731/
Leibes731/
Laives731/
Leiwis731/
Laiwis731/
Lewues731/
Livees731/
Liewis730/
Livies730/
Livess730/
Luibes730/
Livest730/
Lewess730/
Leichweis715/
Lievois67167/
Libesch6718/
Lehwess6714/
Litvets6714/
Libeesh673/
Logiues671/
Leweiss671/
Luweiss670/
Leivese670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liwes
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