Liwy Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Micronesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Liwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Micronesia641:1,660378
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Liwy (14) may also be a first name.

Liwy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liwy occurs more in Micronesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liwy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Liwy is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Liwy reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Micronesia. Liwy is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in Micronesia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,660. In Micronesia it is most common in: Pohnpei, where 100 percent reside. Barring Micronesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liway89196/
Leiwy8914/
Liwyo891/
Liewy891/
Loiwy891/
Lieway8023/
Leiway8014/
Liwa753,265/
Lewy751,441/
Liby75886/
Liwe75816/
Liwi75272/
Livy75207/
Luwy7525/
Léwy756/
Ljwy751/
Hlliway730/
Leiby672,157/
Libay671,999/
Lewey671,032/
Hliwa67831/
Liwei67302/
Libey67294/
Libuy67185/
Leway67182/
Liboy67172/
Laiwa67167/
Luway67157/
Liwai67150/
Livey67126/
Livay6777/
Leiwe6770/
Leviy6751/
Leivy6745/
Liewa6732/
Liwaj6731/
Liwea6727/
Livoy6726/
Laiwe6724/
Luwey6722/
Lihwa6721/
Liwie6716/
Loiwa6714/
Liviy6713/
Liwoi679/
Livyy679/
Liwaa678/
Laiby677/
Libyi676/
Liewe675/
Libyh674/
Laiwi674/
Liuwe673/
Leiwa673/
Luiby672/
Lijwa672/
Liwez672/
Liwih672/
Hlywy672/
Luwhy671/
Laivy671/
Luwoy671/
Luewy671/
Luivy671/
Livuy671/
Lewyi671/
Leiwi671/
Liwej671/
Hliwi671/
Lehwy671/
Liweh671/
Loivy671/
Liewi671/

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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 Liwy
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