Watitwa Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Watitwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9271:49,8175,074
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Watitwa (327) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Watitwa Demographics

Watitwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 12 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Watitwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watitwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Watitwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Watitwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Watitwa is the 377,044th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Watitwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 327 people.

The last name Watitwa is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 927 people, or 1 in 49,817. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 39 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 33 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found. Other than Kenya Watitwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Watitwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Watitwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batitwa8648/
Watetwa8612/
Watetwad801/
Batitua714/
Watetwe712/
Batetwa711/
Batidua571/
Vatutua571/
Vaatuitui5012/
Vahatetua501/

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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 Watitwa
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