Kitwa Surname

12,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo44,9651:1,643158
Kenya771:599,73928,092
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kitwa (1,605) may also be a first name.

Kitwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,462nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,683 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitwa reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kitwa is also the 192,886th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 1,605 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 44,965 people, or 1 in 1,643. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaitwa91247/
Kitwai91105/
Kithwa9195/
Kitwaa9134/
Kitw'a916/
Kitway914/
Keitwa913/
Kitwas912/
Kitwad912/
Kitwah911/
Kuitwa911/
Kitwaya8335/
Kaitwad8312/
Kaitwas836/
Khitwat831/
Kittwat831/
Kithwas831/
Kitwach831/
Kaitewa831/
Kitua801,682/
Ketwa801,250/
Kitwe801,138/
Kutwa801,101/
Kitwi8066/
Kidwa805/
Kytwa801/
Kishtwad771/
Kaitwhas771/
Kaithwat771/
Keithwas771/
Kidwai735,957/
Chitwa731,380/
Kithua73365/
Kutwaa73142/
Kitwit7391/
Kethwa7387/
Kitwet7385/
Kituha7374/
Khetwa7358/
Kutwah7356/
Kidwas7324/
Kyotwa7321/
Kitwii7311/
Khutwa737/
Kutwai736/
Koitwe736/
Kaitwe732/
Kidwah732/
Kidwat732/
Kitwis732/
Kuitua731/
Kitwej731/
Kitwei731/
Kuthwa731/
Ketwad731/
Kituea731/
Kitwyi731/
Kiotwe731/
Kiodwa731/
Keutwa731/
Ketwai731/
Kitwee731/
Ketwas731/
Kidway731/
Kietua731/
Kaithwash712/
Khaithwas711/
Khethwa67303/
Chitwai6772/
Kitwood6770/
Chithwa6763/
Kethwas6738/
Kituayi6722/
Khetwat6718/
Kidhwai677/
Kitwech676/
Khutwah674/
Keatewa674/
Kettwat674/
Khetwas672/
Khuitua671/
Khetwaj671/
Khidwai671/
Kethwat671/
Khaitua671/
Chitwua671/
Kittwee671/
Kituhai671/
Kuidwai671/
Cqithwa671/
Kaithwi671/
Chitway671/

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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 Kitwa
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