Putwa Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Putwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7251:101,90311,389
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales51:618,90625,852
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Putwa (28) may also be a first name.

Putwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Putwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Putwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Putwa is the 458,119th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. Putwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Putwa are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Putwa is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 725 people, or 1 in 101,903. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putwat9196/
Putwad9130/
Phutwa915/
Putwai912/
Putway911/
Phutwai835/
Puttwad831/
Puthwad831/
Putua80119/
Pitwa8093/
Potwa803/
Pithwa73505/
Phutwi73462/
Putwis7323/
Pudwai7314/
Putuha739/
Pudwat739/
Putwoi735/
Pitwai733/
Putwee733/
Pitway733/
Pitwua731/
Puetua731/
Peutua731/
Pudway731/
Pudwah731/
Putwei731/
Puttua731/
Potway730/
Phitwai67115/
Pittway6732/
Putuhah6723/
Phudwat6712/

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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 Putwa
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