Gitwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gitwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Gitwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gitwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gitwe is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Gitwe is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Gitwe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Gitwe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Gitwe is most frequent in: Kapchorwa District, where 86 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 14 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githwe917/
Gitwet911/
Gitewe911/
Sitwe8073/
Gitwa803/
Gitue802/
Gutwe801/
Gitew801/
Zitwer7330/
Jitwet7310/
Sithwe737/
Githue735/
Gaitwa734/
Guidwe731/
Jitweh731/
Ngidwe731/
Giestweit710/
Gaitway671/
Jitwech671/
Ngetweh671/
Gaytwer671/
Giestweidt671/
Gietuer670/

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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 Gitwe
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