Bitwa Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Israel

Bitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Israel301:285,25425,178
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bitwa (22) may also be a first name.

Bitwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitwa (Hindi: बिटवा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bitwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitwa? popularity and diffusion

Bitwa is the 970,883rd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bitwa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bitwa is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

The surname Bitwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Bitwa is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Bitwa occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Bitwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bitwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baitwa91607/
Beitwa9115/
Bishtwa8328/
Bitwaya831/
Bitua80567/
Bidwa8097/
Betwa8072/
Bitwi8015/
Bitwe806/
Bidwai73614/
Bidhwa7375/
Betway7329/
Bidway736/
Mpitwa735/
Baitua735/
Baidwa734/
Betwaz734/
Bituha733/
Bituah732/
Beetwa732/
Bittua732/
Bitwot731/
Bidwah731/
Biedwa731/
Betwad731/
Bidwad731/
Baithwait711/
Bythway6760/
Bisdwas6718/
Bethway6717/
Baithua671/
Bythewa671/
Bittwer670/

Bitwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bitwa in the Hindi language
बिटवाbitava-

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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 Bitwa
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