Where Does The Last Name Petwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Petwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Petwa is the 963,821^st most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Petwa are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Petwa is also the 108,869^th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 4,088 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 99 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.