Bitorwa Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

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

Bitorwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitorwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bitorwa (71) may also be a first name.

Bitorwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bitorwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitorwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bitorwa is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bitorwa live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bitorwa is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name Bitorwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Beside The DR Congo Bitorwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitoorwa931/
Bitorhwa931/
Biturwa862/
Bitorwe861/
Biturwoha751/
Biterva712/
Vitorwo711/
Bytherway630/
Bethurwas630/
Bitervo5714/
Vitorbi572/
Betarua571/
Bitaruho5351/

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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 Bitorwa
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