Liwowa Surname
Approximately 978 people bear this surname
Liwowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 977 | 1:54,188 | 5,949 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Liwowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liwowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liwowa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Liwowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 368,021st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Liwowa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 977 people, or 1 in 54,188. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liwow | 91 | 2 | / |
| Liwawa | 83 | 1,605 | / |
| Liwowo | 83 | 77 | / |
| Lifowa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Luwowa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Liwawas | 77 | 78 | / |
| Livoywa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Liboywa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Luwojwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lewouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liova | 73 | 75 | / |
| Lewow | 73 | 10 | / |
| Livow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lieww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwoojwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Liwaswas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liw | 67 | 898 | / |
| Livova | 67 | 744 | / |
| Leibow | 67 | 309 | / |
| Libawa | 67 | 269 | / |
| Lefowa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Liboba | 67 | 137 | / |
| Libova | 67 | 117 | / |
| Luwowo | 67 | 108 | / |
| Liwawo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Libawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Livawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liwaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lifova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lievow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwosv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Livoba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Liwowa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis