Kitwala Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Kitwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 489 | 1:108,265 | 10,505 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Kitwala (65) may also be a first name.
Kitwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitwala is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 522,545th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitwala reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 65 people.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 108,265. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 48 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 46 percent live and Mara Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania Kitwala is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitwaleha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kutwala | 86 | 59 | / |
| Kitwale | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kituala | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kitwali | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kidwala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kitwalo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Citwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kitwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ketwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitwala | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ketwaila | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kitwaile | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaitwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ketwalai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ketwalha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khitwali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chithwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kutuala | 71 | 42 | / |
| Cituala | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kedwala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kudwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kidwalo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kutwola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kituale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kituali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidwala | 67 | 523 | / |
| Khedwala | 67 | 82 | / |
| Chitwale | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chitwali | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chituala | 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 Kitwala
- 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