Pitwa Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Pitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda681:574,10731,082
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Pitwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pitwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pitwa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda Pitwa is mostly concentrated in: Buliisa District, where 37 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 24 percent are found and Hoima District, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pithwa91505/
Pitwai913/
Pitway913/
Pitwat912/
Pitwua911/
Phitwai83115/
Pittway8332/
Phitwad831/
Putwa80738/
Pitua80383/
Petwa80270/
Pidwa801/
Petway731,235/
Pithua731,184/
Phetwa7347/
Paitua739/
Phutwa735/
Petwat734/
Peitua733/
Putwai732/
Pituad731/
Putway731/
Pethwa731/
Pettway675,193/
Pitwood6747/
Phethwa6728/
Phutwai675/
Phetwat675/
Pettwat672/
Phetwap671/
Pithwee671/
Pietuha671/
Pethway671/
Pettwap671/

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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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