Lizwa Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lizwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lizwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lizwa (18) may also be a first name.

Lizwa Last Name Facts

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

Lizwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lizwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lizwa is the 686,443rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lizwa are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Outside of The DR Congo Lizwa exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lidzwa9127/
Lizwe80266/
Lyzwa8095/
Lizua8048/
Lizwi8018/
Lijwa802/
Lezwa801/
Lichwa73758/
Lidzba73366/
Litzba73306/
Litswa73106/
Liczba7393/
Ledzwa7311/
Hlezwa731/
Licway731/
Lijjwa731/
Litzua731/

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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 Lizwa
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