Kurtwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kurtwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Kurtwa (4) may also be a first name.
Kurtwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurtwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurtwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurtwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurtwa is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Kurtwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kurtwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kurtwa is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 4 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 50 percent reside and Narok County, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Kurtwa
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