Pitwa Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Pitwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Pitwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pitwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pitwa is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pitwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Pitwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Pitwa reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Pitwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Buliisa District, where 37 percent live, Kyankwanzi District, where 24 percent live and Hoima District, where 19 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pithwa | 91 | 505 | / |
| Pitwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pitway | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pitwat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pitwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phitwai | 83 | 115 | / |
| Pittway | 83 | 32 | / |
| Phitwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Putwa | 80 | 738 | / |
| Pitua | 80 | 383 | / |
| Petwa | 80 | 270 | / |
| Pidwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petway | 73 | 1,235 | / |
| Pithua | 73 | 1,184 | / |
| Phetwa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Paitua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Phutwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Petwat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peitua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Putwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pituad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Putway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pethwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pettway | 67 | 5,193 | / |
| Pitwood | 67 | 47 | / |
| Phethwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Phutwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phetwat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pettwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phetwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pithwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pietuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettwap | 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 Pitwa
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