Switu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Switu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Switu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Switu (39) may also be a first name.

Switu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Switu (Marathi: वीटु) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Switu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Switu are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 39 people.

The last name Switu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Switus9110/
Swithu911/
Swaitu911/
Switous831/
Swetu80704/
Swutu8015/
Suitu805/
Sbitu804/
Svitu802/
Swaitout770/
Sbitou739/
Shuitu734/
Suittu732/
Suitou732/
Suitau731/
Shwetu731/
Schwittau7123/
Swaithout711/
Swietoň6719/
Shuittu678/
Shuitou671/
Shuitus671/
Svistus671/
Sweetut670/
Sweetus670/

Switu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Switu in the Marathi language
वीटुvitu-

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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 Switu
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