Sitwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
India81:95,883,173728,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sitwa (247) may also be a first name.

Sitwa Last Name Facts

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

Sitwa (Hindi: सितवा) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sitwa is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Sitwa reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 247 people.

The surname Sitwa is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa Sitwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Sitwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sitwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning R 160,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sithwa9120/
Shitwa912/
Sitway911/
Sitwai911/
Saitwa911/
Saitwai837/
Shitway831/
Sheitwa831/
Citwa80722/
Sidwa80456/
Sitwi8098/
Sitwe8073/
Setwa8018/
Situa8018/
Zitwa8011/
Sitwy804/
Gitwa803/
Jitwa802/
Saithwai77168/
Chitwa731,380/
Sidhwa73429/
Seitua73278/
Saitua73234/
Sidway73140/
Sitwip7383/
Gestwa7353/
Sidewa7331/
Shetwa7327/
Shitwe7320/
Sistua7319/
Cithwa7318/
Sitwit7312/
Jitwai738/
Sithwe737/
Situah736/
Saidwa734/
Shitua732/
Sietua731/
Setwai731/
Sethwa731/
Sidwah731/
Chaitwa67589/
Chitwai6772/
Chithwa6763/
Shetwad6759/
Seituah6721/
Saidway6713/
Jaithwa678/
Shittua676/
Sideway675/
Jitwach674/
Choitwa671/
Sidewwa671/
Chistwa671/
Sehtwah671/
Chitwua671/
Shetway671/
Chitway671/
Chitwas671/
Shituas671/
Siddway670/

Sitwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sitwa in the Hindi language
सितवाsitava66.67
शितवाsitava33.33

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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 Sitwa
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