Tumwa Surname
Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname
Tumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 994 | 1:39,275 | 5,036 |
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Nepal | 118 | 1:241,364 | 3,208 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Tumwa (118) may also be a first name.
Tumwa Demographics
Tumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tumwa is found most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tumwa is the 284,799th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,394,186 people. Tumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tumwa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 859,937th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 118 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 994 people, or 1 in 39,275. In Uganda Tumwa is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 41 percent reside, Bududa District, where 24 percent reside and Mbale District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Nepal, where 9 percent reside.
Tumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tumwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwad | 91 | 21 | / |
| Tumwat | 91 | 13 | / |
| Tuumwa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Tumwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Toumwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tuumwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thumway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tumba | 80 | 58,451 | / |
| Tumua | 80 | 1,017 | / |
| Tumwi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Timwa | 80 | 50 | / |
| Tunwa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tumwe | 80 | 22 | / |
| Tomwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tumva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thuemwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaumwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toumba | 73 | 11,619 | / |
| Tumbay | 73 | 2,067 | / |
| Taumua | 73 | 131 | / |
| Tumbea | 73 | 125 | / |
| Tumbai | 73 | 107 | / |
| Tumbaa | 73 | 88 | / |
| Taumba | 73 | 66 | / |
| Tumbau | 73 | 49 | / |
| Timway | 73 | 41 | / |
| Tunwai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Tunwah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tomway | 73 | 8 | / |
| Thunwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tumuay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tomwua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Htumba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tuimba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tumbha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuumba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Timwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toumwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teumba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tumhba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuhmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuimua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tummua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toumua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tounwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toumbai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tumuhai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Toumbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumbeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teumbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toummba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumbaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuymbai | 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 Tumwa
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