Letwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Letwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Letwa (6) may also be a first name.

Letwa Last Name Facts

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

Letwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Letwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Letwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Letwa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Letwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Letwa live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 6 people.

The surname Letwa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Limpopo, where 33 percent live and North West, where 33 percent live. Excluding South Africa Letwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hletwa9149/
Letwat9129/
Lestwa9127/
Lethwa911/
Letwatt831/
Litwa801,267/
Ledwa80153/
Letua8074/
Lotwa8060/
Latwa8024/
Letwe801/
Litwat73477/
Listwa7325/
Lotwai7317/
Lethua739/
Letuaa739/
Laetua733/
Letwot732/
Leatua732/
Litwai732/
Letuat731/
Lithwa731/
Litwas731/
Latwaa731/
Ledwas731/
Litwea731/
Litway731/
Leitua731/
Leetwy730/
Ledway730/
Lithway6725/
Leadway673/
Loitewa671/
Ledwaha671/
Lieytwi671/
Ledwaid670/
Letwood670/

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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 Letwa
  • 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