Latwe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Latwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Latwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Latwe (Marathi: लटवे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Latwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Latwe is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Latwe live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Latwe is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Gulu District, where 60 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Lamwo District, where 20 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latwer915/
Latwee912/
Latw893/
Latue801,369/
Latwi80155/
Latwa8024/
Ladwe8011/
Lotwe802/
Letwe801/
Leautwer770/
Latwis7342/
Latwäs737/
Ladhwe736/
Lotwei736/
Latuet732/
Lattue732/
Laitue732/
Latoue731/
Latuer731/
Latwaa731/
Latwoa731/
Leathw731/
Ladwed730/
Laatuer6710/
Lotw672/
Latouet671/
Laituer671/
Hlatwyo671/
Latwiss671/
Lattues671/
Ladweer670/
Leathew670/
Laudwer670/

Latwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latwe in the Marathi language
लटवेlatave-

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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 Latwe
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