Yatuwa Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Yatuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 264 | 1:147,876 | 13,161 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yatuwa (39) may also be a first name.
Yatuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yatuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yatuwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yatuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yatuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 933,049th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yatuwa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yatuwa is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename in the world It is held by 39 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 147,876. In Uganda Yatuwa is most frequent in: Buyende District, where 14 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 13 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda Yatuwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatuuwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yatouwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yatuwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yatuba | 83 | 157 | / |
| Yatuwi | 83 | 124 | / |
| Jatuwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Yotuwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yatuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yatowau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yatueva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jatouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayotuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yatiwaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yatubhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yativa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Jatuba | 67 | 84 | / |
| Yatubi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yotiwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jotuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jatiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yotuwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jatuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yatubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jatuva | 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 Yatuwa
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