Thinwa Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Thinwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Thinwa (54) may also be a first name.
Thinwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thinwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thinwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Thinwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thinwa? popularity and diffusion
Thinwa is the 1,755,741st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Thinwa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Thinwa is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 70 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinwa | 91 | 138 | / |
| Tinway | 83 | 117 | / |
| Tionwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tainwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tinwai | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tinwas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thimwat | 77 | 257 | / |
| Tainewa | 77 | 72 | / |
| Thenwat | 77 | 19 | / |
| Tinnwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tienwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenwa | 73 | 709 | / |
| Tinwo | 73 | 70 | / |
| Timwa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Tinua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tinba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tnwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thimwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenwah | 67 | 360 | / |
| Timwat | 67 | 208 | / |
| Thenua | 67 | 126 | / |
| Timway | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tenway | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tenhwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Teenwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tenwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tinuat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tainwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tennwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenwha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tinwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tinuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teinwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Timwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tienua | 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 Thinwa
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