Gitwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gitwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gitwa (26) may also be a first name.
Gitwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gitwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gitwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gitwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gitwa is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Gitwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gitwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gitwa is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Gitwa is most prevalent in: Embu County, where 50 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Kenya Gitwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaitwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gitewa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gaitwad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gaitewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaitway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gutwa | 80 | 237 | / |
| Gitua | 80 | 216 | / |
| Gidwa | 80 | 141 | / |
| Sitwa | 80 | 56 | / |
| Zitwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gitwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jitwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Getwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Githua | 73 | 5,799 | / |
| Guidwa | 73 | 484 | / |
| Gestwa | 73 | 53 | / |
| Getway | 73 | 36 | / |
| Sithwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gidewa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jitwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Githwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Saitwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gitwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Getwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guthwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngidwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gistua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Getwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghutwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gidway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gutway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jaithwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saitwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jitwach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaidwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaitewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gettway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gethway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gitwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis