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
The last name Tumwa is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 284,799th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,394,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tumwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tumwa is also the 859,937th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 118 people.
Tumwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 39,275. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 41 percent live, Bududa District, where 24 percent live and Mbale District, where 16 percent live. Aside from Uganda Tumwa is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Nepal, where 9 percent live.
Tumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tumwa surname is chiefly 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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