Petuwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Petuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Petuwa (453) may also be a first name.
Petuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petuwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Petuwa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Petuwa is also the 401,726th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 453 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Hoima District, where 50 percent are found and Soroti District, where 50 percent are found. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peteuwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Petuba | 83 | 243 | / |
| Pituwa | 83 | 108 | / |
| Patuwa | 83 | 46 | / |
| Petiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Potuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pithuwa | 77 | 674 | / |
| Patuwai | 77 | 72 | / |
| Patouwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Potouwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pituwat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Petiway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Petiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pittuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petuiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pettiway | 71 | 412 | / |
| Petuvash | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pettoway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petieway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Patuwo | 67 | 564 | / |
| Pituba | 67 | 264 | / |
| Patiwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Patuva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pettieway | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pituva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Petubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Petiva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pitiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pethaubau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pistouway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petuwa
- 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