Liwin Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Liwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Liwin (143) may also be a first name.

Liwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwin is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Liwin live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 772,378th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 143 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,017,042. In Malaysia Liwin is most numerous in: Sabah, where 55 percent live, Sarawak, where 21 percent live and Labuan, where 17 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiwin915/
Loiwin912/
Liewin912/
Liwn891/
Laiwint833/
Lichwin831/
Lewin8024,338/
Libin801,412/
Liwen80356/
Luwin8027/
Lywin804/
Liewn802/
Lèwin801/
Liwyn801/
Lewien73315/
Lewine73177/
Liuwen73133/
Leiwen73116/
Leibin73111/
Lewein7385/
Liewen7371/
Laibin7336/
Lewinn7333/
Loibin7324/
Liwång7312/
Laiwen7312/
Lijuin737/
Lewijn737/
Lewwin733/
Liwień732/
Lewinc732/
Liwyne732/
Liween731/
Liouin731/
Liwene731/
Liwéne731/
Llewin731/
Liwean731/
Lewain731/
Lewgin730/
Lisszwing710/
Lewn6720/
Lewaine6718/
Leibinn6714/
Lehwing6713/
Leßwing679/
Laywine679/
Livn678/
Lühwink677/
Leweine676/
Leiweng673/
Libn672/
Leewine671/
Laiwaen671/
Liwånåg671/
Leiwent671/
Lewinne671/
Loywing671/
Lywn671/

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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
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  • 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 Liwin
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