Detwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Detwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Detwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Detwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Detwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Detwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Detwa? popularity and diffusion
Detwa is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Detwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Detwa reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Datwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Dedwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ditwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Detwi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Detua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Dotwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Detwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deshtwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ditwat | 73 | 2,595 | / |
| Destua | 73 | 760 | / |
| Detwet | 73 | 145 | / |
| Ditwai | 73 | 121 | / |
| Deetua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ditway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Detuay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dothwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dattwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Detwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Detwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deethua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dytwach | 67 | 13 | / |
| Detwoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehdwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Detwich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Detwa
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