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 is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terwin? popularity and diffusion

Terwin is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Terwin is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Terwin are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used given name globally, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly used 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 live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Terwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Terwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Terwin surname increased 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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