Letwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Letwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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
The last name Letwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Letwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Letwa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Letwa is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 6 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Limpopo, where 33 percent live and North West, where 33 percent live. Besides South Africa it 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hletwa | 91 | 49 | / |
| Letwat | 91 | 29 | / |
| Lestwa | 91 | 27 | / |
| Lethwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Letwatt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Litwa | 80 | 1,267 | / |
| Ledwa | 80 | 153 | / |
| Letua | 80 | 74 | / |
| Lotwa | 80 | 60 | / |
| Latwa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Letwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Litwat | 73 | 477 | / |
| Listwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lotwai | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lethua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Letuaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Laetua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Letwot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leatua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Litwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Letuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lithwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Litwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Latwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ledwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Litwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Litway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leitua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leetwy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ledway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lithway | 67 | 25 | / |
| Leadway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loitewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieytwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledwaid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Letwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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