Citwa Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Citwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Citwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7211:75,1429,331
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Citwa Last Name Facts

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

Citwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Citwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Citwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,165th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Citwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Citwa is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 721 people, or 1 in 75,142. In South Africa Citwa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Citwa Last Name Statistics demography

Citwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning R 176,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitwa911,380/
Cithwa9118/
Chaitwa83589/
Chitwai8372/
Chithwa8363/
Chitwas831/
Chistwa831/
Chitway831/
Chitwua831/
Choitwa831/
Sitwa8056/
Zitwa8011/
Cetwa801/
Citua801/
Cytwa801/
Chittwad772/
Chitwe7351/
Chitua7340/
Chetwa7325/
Sithwa7320/
Chidwa7310/
Chitwi734/
Shitwa732/
Saitwa731/
Sitwai731/
Sitway731/
Chituea67551/
Chitwet67122/
Tshitwa6764/
Saitwai677/
Chetwai672/
Cheetwa672/
Chidwat671/
Cituaha671/
Tchetwa671/
Shitway671/
Sheitwa671/
Chitwei671/
Chihtwe671/
Chhitua671/
Chitwod671/
Chittua671/
Chithua671/
Citwood670/

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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 Citwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis