Liwisa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Liwisa (41) may also be a first name.

Liwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwisa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liwisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Liwisa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Liwisa is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 41 people.

The last name Liwisa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 100 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Liwisa exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Liwisa Last Name Statistics demography

Liwisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.33% less than the national average, earning R 146,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwisha929/
Liwaisha861/
Luwisa8367/
Lewisa8361/
Libisa8318/
Livisa8312/
Liwija831/
Liwesa831/
Liwiza831/
Liwisi831/
Luwisha77920/
Libisay7785/
Livisay7730/
Liwisit7723/
Liwiset7720/
Libissa7712/
Luwaisa7712/
Lewisha776/
Liwicha774/
Libisha772/
Liwissi771/
Luwisza771/
Libaisay7145/
Luwaisha7133/
Liwichai7113/
Laiwissi711/
Liswaiso711/
Luvisa671,443/
Livisi67491/
Livise67348/
Libisi67300/
Luwiza67222/
Livica6733/
Liviza6730/
Liwaichai6729/
Lebisa6728/
Lewise6723/
Libesa6721/
Liweza6721/
Lewisy6719/
Levisa6715/
Libise6711/
Luwiso678/
Lewisi678/
Liviso673/
Libiso673/
Lewesa673/
Luwesa672/
Livusa672/
Livija672/
Libiza671/
Lewiza671/
Lewusa671/
Lewija671/
Luwusa671/
Liwezi671/
Lehweissa671/
Liwese671/
Livisy670/
Leichwise670/

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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 Liwisa
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