Latwa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Latwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Latwa (10) may also be a first name.

Latwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Latwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Latwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Latwa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Latwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Lamwo District, where 68 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 32 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latwat91133/
Latwas9117/
Latwoa911/
Latwaa911/
Latua801,750/
Ladwa801,230/
Latwi80155/
Lotwa8060/
Latwe806/
Letwa805/
Lautua73336/
Lastua73210/
Hletwa7349/
Latwis7342/
Laitua7323/
Lotwai7317/
Ladhwa738/
Latwäs737/
Laddwa737/
Latwer735/
Lotwat734/
Lahtua734/
Laetua733/
Latwee732/
Leatua732/
Lathua731/
Latuad731/
Lethwa731/
Latuaa731/
Ladwad731/
Lathwaith710/
Laithwait710/
Lattuah679/
Leadway673/
Latwood672/
Laituay671/
Loitewa671/
Lladwat671/
Hlatwyo671/
Latwiss671/
Latuhau671/
Lasttwo671/
Laudway670/

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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 Latwa
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