Al Twi Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Twi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Twi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3621:72,9985,049
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al Twi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Twi is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Twi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Twi is the 764,765th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Twi live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 72,998. In Yemen Al Twi is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 81 percent reside, Aden Governorate, where 10 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Twai921/
Al Tweiss803/
Al Tuhi773/
Al Dweih71115/
Al Dweid715/
Al Tweed711/
Al Tuaiy711/
Al Twaysh671/
Al Tuhaih671/
Al Touhid671/
Al-Twahieh631/
Al Duaij571,406/
Al Duaie574/
Al-Dwais571/
Al Duheid535/
Al-Tuhaih531/
Al Duhais531/
Al Touheed5042/

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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 Al Twi
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