Wetiwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wetiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Wetiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetiwa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wetiwa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wetiwa are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Malawi, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wethiwa | 92 | 157 | / |
| Wetiwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wetiva | 83 | 174 | / |
| Wetewa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Watiwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vetiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wetuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wettewa | 77 | 886 | / |
| Wetewea | 77 | 73 | / |
| Vethiwa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wetibah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Withiwai | 71 | 52 | / |
| Waitaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waithiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetthewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westeway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vitiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wotuwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wytewa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vatiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Betiba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Witiva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wetibo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetewi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bitiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wituwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wativa | 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
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- 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 Wetiwa
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