Kutwa Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kutwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kutwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5551:83,2077,642
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Poland1111:342,42138,975
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kutwa (66) may also be a first name.

Kutwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kutwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kutwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,097th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. Kutwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kutwa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname Kutwa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 83,207. In Kenya Kutwa is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 37 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Kutwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kutwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kutwaa91142/
Kutwah9156/
Kutwad9133/
Kutwat9114/
Khutwa917/
Kutwai916/
Kutwas912/
Kautwa912/
Kuthwa911/
Kuitwa911/
Keutwa911/
Kutwaya8327/
Khutwat837/
Khutwah834/
Kautwas831/
Khoutwa831/
Kitwa8045,073/
Kotwa80624/
Kutua80481/
Kudwa80132/
Cutwa8014/
Kutwi806/
Kutwo802/
Kutwe801/
Kauthwad777/
Khuttwat775/
Kouthwad771/
Cutway73210/
Kitwai73105/
Kithwa7395/
Khutua7353/
Kitwaa7334/
Kutuah7315/
Kudwah7312/
Kuthua739/
Koutua738/
Kitw'a736/
Kuttua735/
Kautua734/
Kitway734/
Kudwai733/
Gcutwa731/
Qhutwa731/
Kitwah731/
Kutwet731/
Koudwa731/
Kuitua731/
Cutwah730/
Kutuayi6734/
Khautua674/
Khudwai671/
Khuitua671/
Kuttwee671/
Custway671/
Kuidwai671/
Khudwad671/
Khutuaj671/
Coutway670/

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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
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  • 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 Kutwa
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