Liweta Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Liweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Liweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liweta occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liweta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liweta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 921,780th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Liweta reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Liweta is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 43 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liveta | 83 | 769 | / |
| Libeta | 83 | 338 | / |
| Liwata | 83 | 309 | / |
| Luweta | 83 | 86 | / |
| Liwota | 83 | 34 | / |
| Liwita | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leweta | 83 | 2 | / |
| Liwete | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libetta | 77 | 104 | / |
| Liwatha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Livetah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lievata | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luwetta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lisweti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liwista | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liwaita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liswete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lievieta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levita | 67 | 2,738 | / |
| Lebeta | 67 | 986 | / |
| Libita | 67 | 776 | / |
| Lebita | 67 | 691 | / |
| Livata | 67 | 647 | / |
| Luvita | 67 | 366 | / |
| Leivestad | 67 | 315 | / |
| Libete | 67 | 297 | / |
| Luwita | 67 | 259 | / |
| Livita | 67 | 114 | / |
| Lewita | 67 | 78 | / |
| Levata | 67 | 60 | / |
| Levota | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lewete | 67 | 50 | / |
| Leveta | 67 | 48 | / |
| Levyta | 67 | 40 | / |
| Luwata | 67 | 32 | / |
| Luveta | 67 | 26 | / |
| Libeto | 67 | 26 | / |
| Liveti | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lewyta | 67 | 16 | / |
| Livete | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lewata | 67 | 6 | / |
| Livety | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lévita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwoto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewety | 67 | 0 | / |
| Livestead | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Liweta
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