Letawa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Letawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Letawa (12) may also be a first name.

Letawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letawa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Letawa are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Letawa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 56 percent live, Western Highlands, where 38 percent live and East Sepik, where 6 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Letawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Letawa are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Letawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letauwa924/
Lietawa921/
Letawaya861/
Letaba83830/
Latawa83290/
Litawa83251/
Lotawa83211/
Letawe83125/
Letawo8384/
Letava8361/
Letowa835/
Laetava771,697/
Lietava77280/
Letaeva77220/
Littawa77198/
Letavay7747/
Letavaj7737/
Latawai7716/
Litaway7714/
Lestawi7712/
Lethaba779/
Letaava773/
Lettava772/
Latauwa771/
Lataway771/
Letouwa771/
Leitowa771/
Letabai771/
Letauwo771/
Lethawo771/
Lattaway7147/
Lettaeva711/
Lethawee711/
Letheway710/
Latava676,021/
Letova672,921/
Litaba671,183/
Litava671,055/
Letabi67124/
Latowa67111/
Lytava6752/
Letoba6738/
Letavi6725/
Letave6716/
Lotawo6713/
Letabe6710/
Leteva677/
Letabo675/
Litawe675/
Lotewa674/
Litawo671/
Litewa671/
Lotowa671/
Liedtawee671/
Lhathaway670/
Lettawich670/

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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 Letawa
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