Liwia Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Liwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Liwia (856) may also be a first name.

Liwia Last Name Facts

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

Liwia is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Liwia.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Liwia live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,400th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 856 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwias911/
Liwija911/
Livia805,732/
Libia805,198/
Lewia80151/
Luwia8033/
Livias73883/
Lisvia7347/
Livhia7318/
Leivia7312/
Hlivia736/
Liviah735/
Llivia735/
Luwija735/
Lewiay733/
Liovia732/
Litvia732/
Luwiah732/
Livija732/
Liuvia731/
Lievia731/
Ålivia731/
Libiay731/
Lewija731/
Laibia731/
Luwiha731/
Lioweha67139/
Loiweha6759/
Gliyvia675/
Luwejia671/
Liwweha671/
Livogia671/
Litviha671/
Leewiah671/
Livhija671/

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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 Liwia
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