Mitwe Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Mitwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 663 | 1:79,852 | 8,206 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mitwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mitwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mitwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mitwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 452,572nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mitwe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 663 people, or 1 in 79,852. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitwe | 91 | 34 | / |
| Mitwer | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mmitwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mitwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mitw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mittwer | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mitweit | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mutwe | 80 | 901 | / |
| Mitwi | 80 | 331 | / |
| Mitwa | 80 | 96 | / |
| Midwe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mitue | 80 | 9 | / |
| Metwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Muitwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mmetwe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mmutwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mithue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muthwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maitue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Metwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mistue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhutwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mithwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maitwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmitwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muttwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mitway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Maithew | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mitouer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mjtw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mestwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mitwich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meithwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meithew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mistuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miethue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mittuer | 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 Mitwe
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