Bitahwa Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

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

Bitahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bitahwa (31) may also be a first name.

Bitahwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitahwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitahwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bitahwa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bitahwa is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bithahwa9349/
Bitawa92608/
Bitahaywa881/
Bitawai8637/
Bithawa861/
Butahwa861/
Bitaiwaz809/
Bithoswa801/
Bitabhai801/
Bitaba77192/
Bitowa77154/
Butawa77101/
Betawa7721/
Bitava7712/
Bitewa771/
Bhitabhai751/
Bitaeva71182/
Betaway7158/
Baitowa7141/
Baitawo7136/
Bitaaba716/
Bithaba712/
Butaewa712/
Baitava711/
Betawah711/
Bitabai711/
Bhithabhai711/
Bythewa711/
Bitouwai6725/
Buthaway6713/
Baitaeva6710/
Boitavad676/
Bithavai675/
Bithavas675/
Biettewa671/
Bythaway671/
Bettaway671/
Betabhai671/
Baitavat671/
Baitavad671/

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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 Bitahwa
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