Terwin Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Terwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Terwin (39) may also be a first name.

Terwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terwin occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Terwin is the 1,428,594th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. Terwin occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Terwin live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 39 people.

The last name Terwin is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Terwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terwin last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terwin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Terwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.23% more than the national average, earning R 482,952 per year; in United States they earn 97.17% more than the national average, earning $85,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.61% less than the national average, earning $41,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terwijn92195/
Terwint92113/
Therwin922/
Terwien921/
Terwindt86422/
Terwaine861/
Trewin833,281/
Tarwin83774/
Teruin8387/
Terwen8342/
Terwyn8312/
Terbin834/
Tirwin830/
Terzuin771/
Tharwin771/
Terhuin770/
Trewn7314/
Thyrwind713/
Trewyn67280/
Tarwen6757/
Torwen6718/
Terben6711/
Tajrwn677/
Tahrwn672/
Taruin672/
Trewen672/
Tirwen671/
Tharuin621,402/
Therbén622/
Terouen621/
Trewyne620/
Terhuen620/
Treween620/
Tirben5035/
Toruen5020/
Taruen501/
Tjrben501/
Tiruen501/
Therouenne501/

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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 Terwin
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