Liyaw Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Singapore

Liyaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Liyaw Last Name Facts

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

Liyaw is found most in The Philippines. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Liyaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Liyaw are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 6,749,215. In The Philippines Liyaw is most common in: Mimaropa, where 60 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 33 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 7 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liyawe9141/
Liyew803,247/
Liauw801,534/
Layaw8079/
Liyab8056/
Liyav805/
Luyaw804/
Loyaw803/
Leyaw803/
Lijaw801/
Liyow801/
Liyaf801/
Liyowe7337/
Leeyaw7331/
Layawe739/
Liyabh736/
Liyaff734/
Leyawe732/
Lieyew731/
Layhaw731/
Lauw672,264/
Leaw67721/
Leiw6736/
Laiw6720/
Leyw675/
Lee'yaw674/
Loiw673/
Layw673/
Loyw671/
Luiw671/

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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 Liyaw
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