Batuwa Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Batuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Batuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Batuwa (51) may also be a first name.

Batuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Batuwa occurs most in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Batuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Batuwa is the 1,064,392nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Batuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Batuwa live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 928,791. In The Philippines Batuwa is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 55 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 24 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batuwah9227/
Baituwa9222/
Batouwa9214/
Batuuwa922/
Batuwat921/
Batuwas921/
Batuwaya864/
Batauswa861/
Botuwa83723/
Betuwa83148/
Batuba83131/
Batiwa8335/
Batuva8329/
Batuwe834/
Batuwo832/
Baitouwai8025/
Baitouway801/
Batueva779,512/
Batusua77219/
Battiwa77204/
Botuwau7716/
Bathuva7711/
Bhatuva7710/
Batouba775/
Battuba774/
Batubay772/
Batuvad772/
Batubai772/
Batuvai771/
Betouwa771/
Batuuba771/
Batuswe771/
Bhetuwa771/
Bhatuba771/
Boutouwa7112/
Baytueva7111/
Baituwoh718/
Baitueva714/
Batubhai714/
Bathoowa713/
Batoubah711/
Batuvash711/
Baitouba711/
Baituiba711/
Baitubay711/
Bathouba711/
Baituiwe711/
Battuvad711/
Batubo671,492/
Vatuva67221/
Bativa67104/
Batubi6785/
Bhatubhai6729/
Batuve6718/
Batowe674/
Botiwa673/
Batube673/
Botuwo673/
Batowo672/
Botuwe671/
Boutouwai671/
Bathubhai671/
Betuwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Batuwa
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