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
Detwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Detwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Detwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Detwa live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Detwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.
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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