Atitwa Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atitwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6081:75,9547,100
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Atitwa (167) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Atitwa Demographics

Atitwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 17 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Atitwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atitwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Atitwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atitwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 527,543rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atitwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Atitwa is also the 708,111th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 167 people.

Atitwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 75,954. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Atitwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Atitwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atitwah921/
Atetwa835/
Atitua831/
Atutwa831/
Otitwa831/
Atetwe67566/
Atutua6718/
Otitua673/
Atetua671/
Aitutua622/
Gatetua622/
Othitua621/
Hetetwa621/
Atestua621/
Ateatua621/
Atutuo503/
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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 Atitwa
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