Itwal Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Itwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Itwal (24) may also be a first name.

Itwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Itwal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﻮﻝ, Hindi: र्इटवाल) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Itwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Itwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Itwal reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kumi District, where 50 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda Itwal exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istwal91140/
Itwale9138/
Aitwal9114/
Ithwal912/
Jitwal911/
Ishtwal8331/
Istwall831/
Idwal80875/
Utwal8063/
Itual809/
Etwal803/
Uitewaal7762/
Idwale7365/
Uthwal7339/
Estwal738/
Etwale736/
Iddwal735/
Idwall734/
Hutwal732/
Uttwal731/
Yidwal731/
Istual731/
Idwaal731/
Ittwol731/
Uijtewaal71108/
Uittewaal712/
Uijttewaal67270/
Estwall678/
Eidwall677/
Heatwal674/
Huthwal672/
Jeetwal672/
Etwaile671/
Eastwal671/
Heistwayle670/
Hutwahl670/
Hidwald670/

Itwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Itwal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻃﻮﻝatwl-
Itwal in the Hindi language
र्इटवालr'itavala-

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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 Itwal
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