Liyew Surname

137,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Liyew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Liyew (6,826) may also be a first name.

Liyew Last Name Facts

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

Liyew is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,902nd most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,244,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Liyew reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Liyew is also the 78,876th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 6,826 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,220 people, or 1 in 30,294. Beside Ethiopia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Liyew Last Name Statistics demography

Liyew earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Liyawe7341/
Liyowe7337/
Əliyev7310/
Liggew739/
Lagiew735/
Ligiew731/
Laihew731/
Lief67820/
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Liev67398/
Leuw67208/
Lyev6746/
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Leyw675/
Loiw673/
Layw673/
Lyef671/
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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 Liyew
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