Demwa Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Demwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 53 | 1:998,898 | 45,319 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Demwa (105) may also be a first name.
Demwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Demwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Demwa (Hindi: देंवा) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Demwa? popularity and diffusion
Demwa is the 1,785,358th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Demwa are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 105 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania Demwa is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent live, Njombe Region, where 2 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demwah | 91 | 10 | / |
| Demmwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dhemwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diemwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Desmwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Demway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Demba | 80 | 36,177 | / |
| Domwa | 80 | 1,463 | / |
| Demua | 80 | 122 | / |
| Damwa | 80 | 79 | / |
| Denwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Dimwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Demwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhemba | 73 | 777 | / |
| Deemua | 73 | 343 | / |
| Deenwa | 73 | 117 | / |
| Damwua | 73 | 111 | / |
| Deamba | 73 | 34 | / |
| Dembai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Denway | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dimnwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dhamwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dembea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Damwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ddemba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Demmba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Deamua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dehmba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dembay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Denwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Domwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dimwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dembaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dembaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deemba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deimba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Domwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Demvas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Denwoha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Deemuah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dnwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doenwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doemuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Demwezz | 67 | 1 | / |
Demwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Demwa in the Hindi language | ||
| देंवा | denva | - |
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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 Demwa
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