Utwa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Utwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Utwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Utwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Utwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Utwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Utwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Utwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Utwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 51 percent live, Iringa Region, where 40 percent live and Pwani Region, where 6 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Utwai89100/
Utwat8960/
Hutwa8922/
Utwua891/
Autwa891/
Outwa891/
Ustwa891/
Uttwa891/
Hutwat804/
Guthwa801/
Huitwa801/
Gutway800/
Utua75854/
Otwa7533/
Itwa7528/
Udwa757/
Utwi754/
Utwj751/
Utwe751/
Outwait737/
Uthwatt736/
Austway730/
Authway730/
Otway671,639/
Ustua67344/
Itwau67146/
Uttua67146/
Utuat6766/
Otwau6741/
Hustwait6736/
Gutwi6726/
Hotwa6711/
Otwai6710/
Autua679/
Utwer677/
Gutwo677/
Ithwa675/
Utuap675/
Udwua673/
Utwoh673/
Outhwait672/
Jitwa672/
Gutua672/
Hutua672/
Udwai672/
Itwah671/
Utuaa671/
Eutua671/
Autwi671/
Hudwa671/
Autwo671/
Udwad671/
Udway671/
Hitwa671/
Utuay671/
Utuad671/
Udwaa671/
Utwii671/
Othwa671/
Itwha671/
Uthua671/
Uetua671/
Ottwa670/
Huthwait670/

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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 Utwa
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