Pitua Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pitua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
Solomon Islands1101:5,273715
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pitua (264) may also be a first name.

Pitua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pitua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pitua (Hindi: पिटुआ, Oriya: ପିତୁଆ) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name Pitua occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Pitua reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. Pitua is also the 547,545th most common given name in the world It is held by 264 people.

The last name Pitua is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 62 percent reside, Masindi District, where 10 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Pitua occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pithua911,184/
Paitua919/
Peitua913/
Pitwua911/
Pituad911/
Pietuha831/
Petua80131/
Putua80119/
Pitwa8093/
Pidua803/
Pithwa73505/
Petuha7327/
Putuha739/
Pitway733/
Pitwai733/
Pitwat732/
Phetua732/
Pestua731/
Puetua731/
Peutua731/
Petuaa731/
Puttua731/
Petuay730/
Phitwai67115/
Pittway6732/
Putuhah6723/
Petouha673/
Phitwad671/
Phetdua671/

Pitua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitua in the Hindi language
पिटुआpitu'a-
Pitua in the Oriya language
ପିତୁଆpitu'a-

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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
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  • 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 Pitua
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