Meterwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Meterwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Meterwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meterwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meterwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meterwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meterwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Meterwa is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 25 percent live and Luweero District, where 25 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mheterwa | 93 | 16 | / |
| Materwa | 86 | 72 | / |
| Miterwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meterbai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Motherway | 75 | 837 | / |
| Mitterway | 75 | 12 | / |
| Matherway | 75 | 0 | / |
| Meterwich | 75 | 0 | / |
| Matorwa | 71 | 41 | / |
| Metirua | 71 | 31 | / |
| Materua | 71 | 18 | / |
| Matarwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Motorwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Materwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matirwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Materva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahtarwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Matarhwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matarwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motorway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahtirwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metherby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Metherbe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meterver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meatherby | 63 | 0 | / |
| Motherwey | 63 | 0 | / |
| Matirua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Motirua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matarua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mitrewai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matervoy | 53 | 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 Meterwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis