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
The surname Kurtwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kurtwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurtwa? popularity and diffusion
Kurtwa is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 common first name internationally It is held by 4 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 50 percent reside and Narok County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Kurtwa is found 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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