Lizwi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lizwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lizwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lizwi (2,556) may also be a first name.

Lizwi Last Name Facts

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

Lizwi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lizwi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lizwi is also the 145,715th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,556 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 94 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Lizwi Last Name Statistics demography

Lizwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.56% less than the national average, earning R 91,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lizawi911/
Lzwi891/
Lizw891/
Lizewei831/
Luwizwi831/
Lizzi804,411/
Lizwa80432/
Lizwe80266/
Lwizi8066/
Lyzwi801/
Lzewi801/
Lzw758/
Liuzzi737,753/
Luizzi73403/
Loizzi73350/
Lizowa7348/
Luwizi7345/
Lidzwa7327/
Liozzi7322/
Liziwe7314/
Lazawi7314/
Liziwu734/
Lizawa732/
Liwezi731/
Liwiza731/
Lizuwa731/
Leizzi731/
Lowizi731/
Liezzi731/
Laizzi731/
Wlizio731/
Laizbi731/
Litswi731/
Luzhwi731/
Lozowi731/
Lizweye6721/
Luyizzi6711/
Lwiz675/
Luwizio674/
Luzwayi674/
Lzzw671/
Liwz671/
Luwizyi671/
Luwuizi671/
Wliz671/
Wlzw671/
Lyzw671/
Lzwu671/
Lezw671/
Lhzw671/
Lazw671/
Louizzi671/

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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 Lizwi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis