Letiwa Surname

256,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Letiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5311:30,1633,317
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Letiwa (188) may also be a first name.

Letiwa Last Name Facts

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

Letiwa is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Letiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Letiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Letiwa is the 256,892nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,750,682 people. The last name Letiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Letiwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 188 people.

The surname Letiwa is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,531 people, or 1 in 30,163. In Kenya Letiwa is primarily concentrated in: Samburu County, where 100 percent live, Laikipia County, where 0 percent live and Meru County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Letiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latiwa83152/
Letiba8313/
Lotiwa839/
Letiva834/
Letuwa832/
Lethiba77301/
Lethuwa7738/
Hletuwa7726/
Letibai7717/
Letieva7711/
Hletywa778/
Lethiwe772/
Lotoiwa771/
Leteiba771/
Leteiva771/
Lestiva771/
Lettieva7171/
Lethibai715/
Letheway710/
Leteba671,468/
Lativa67451/
Lotuwa67123/
Litiba6790/
Lituwa6787/
Letibo6715/
Latiwo6711/
Letive6711/
Latuwa678/
Leteva677/
Lotewa674/
Lotiva673/
Litiva672/
Litewa671/
Letebi671/
Letivo671/
Letuva671/
Litiwe671/
Letevi671/
Letibe671/

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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 Letiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis