Liwon Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Liwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Liwoń (23) are calculated separately.

Liwon (1,251) may also be a first name.

Liwon Last Name Facts

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

Liwon is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Liwoń. Click here to see other potential spellings of Liwon.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 841,044th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name Liwon occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Liwon live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 223,227th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 1,251 people.

Liwon is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 598,413. In Indonesia Liwon is most numerous in: Central Java, where 72 percent live, East Java, where 25 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 2 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liwoń9323/
Laiwon9124/
Leiwon911/
Liwhong836/
Loiwong835/
Luiwong832/
Liwan804,513/
Liwun801,196/
Libon80994/
Livon80534/
Lewon80341/
Luwon8037/
Liwhhong771/
Liboon732,813/
Liwane73456/
Leawon73140/
Libuon73125/
Laibon73123/
Laiwan73114/
Leivon73109/
Lewohn7326/
Liuwan7323/
Laivon7316/
Leibon7315/
Livont7311/
Libonn739/
Liouan739/
Lewoun738/
Lehwon736/
Laywon735/
Livone734/
Leewon734/
Loibon734/
Livong734/
Liboun734/
Liewan733/
Loiwan732/
Luiwan732/
Lewone732/
Lihwan731/
Liwant731/
Leuwon731/
Liovan731/
Liwann731/
Liwaan731/
Lieuon731/
Liwanh731/
Leiwan731/
Leiwant6756/
Leewong6733/
Laiboon6713/
Leahwon676/
Lewhong675/
Leawong675/
Livonne675/
Liwahan675/
Lewuong673/
Leiwang673/
Liswant673/
Liswane672/
Liwasin672/
Leewoen671/
Lishwan671/
Libhoun671/
Leawonn671/
Liswang671/
Loiboon671/
Liwanng671/
Leiwand671/
Lijboon671/
Lijwane671/
Liwanhe670/

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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 Liwon
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