Liwu Surname

125,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Liwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8901:69,9737,542
Taiwan1,6791:13,964221
United States341:10,660,557428,392
China181:75,962,3094,162
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Liwu (473) may also be a first name.

Liwu Last Name Facts

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

Liwu occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,242nd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,004,276 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Liwu live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 391,396th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 473 people.

The surname Liwu is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,890 people, or 1 in 69,973. In Indonesia Liwu is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 71 percent reside, West Java, where 10 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Liwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liwu last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Liwu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liuwu89782/
Laiwu89317/
Liwhu89230/
Liwut8935/
Liwuś8920/
Liwou8913/
Leiwu8910/
Liwuh894/
Liwau891/
Liewu891/
Liwush8010/
Laiwut801/
Liswup801/
Laiwui801/
Lewu752,391/
Libu751,042/
Luwu75712/
Livu7577/
Lywu7518/
Libau671,230/
Luwau67348/
Laibu67346/
Leibu67298/
Libui67285/
Libuy67185/
Luibu67150/
Lewou67127/
Libou6759/
Libeu6755/
Libhu6732/
Lewau6715/
Leewu6714/
Livus675/
Livhu674/
Livut674/
Livou673/
Laivu673/
Loibu673/
Livuy671/
Liuvu671/
Livau671/
Lewuś671/
Luwui671/
Lywus671/
Lewut671/
Lewud670/

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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 Liwu
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