Pitiwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pitiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Pitiwa (3) may also be a first name.
Pitiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pitiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pitiwa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pitiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Pitiwa are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pitiwa is also the 7,463,778th most widespread forename internationally, held by 3 people.
The last name Pitiwa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea Pitiwa is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitiwai | 92 | 22 | / |
| Pittiwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pituwa | 83 | 108 | / |
| Putiwa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Pitiba | 83 | 20 | / |
| Pitiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pitiva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Petiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pithuwa | 77 | 674 | / |
| Pitieva | 77 | 7 | / |
| Paitiba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pitewad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pitivas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Petiway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Puttiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pistiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitibai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pittuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pettiway | 71 | 412 | / |
| Pitteway | 71 | 60 | / |
| Pittewad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Petieway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pitivath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pittibai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pettiwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puttiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piteva | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pettieway | 67 | 13 | / |
| Petiwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pituva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pitevi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Petiva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Putiva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Petuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pitewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitivi | 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 Pitiwa
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