Thwai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Thwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Thwai (21) may also be a first name.
Thwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thwai is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Thwai live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thwai is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 67 percent live and Western Cape, where 33 percent live. Excluding South Africa Thwai occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live and Iraq, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwayi | 91 | 28 | / |
| Twai | 89 | 87 | / |
| Thwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Thwi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Thwaies | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thwaith | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thway | 80 | 9,767 | / |
| Twayi | 80 | 299 | / |
| Thwaa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Twaij | 80 | 14 | / |
| Twaai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Twaio | 80 | 6 | / |
| Thtwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Twaji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thwae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thwaitts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Twa | 75 | 611 | / |
| Twi | 75 | 60 | / |
| Twaits | 73 | 252 | / |
| Twaish | 73 | 239 | / |
| Tuhaji | 73 | 52 | / |
| Thweyi | 73 | 52 | / |
| Thwaha | 73 | 50 | / |
| Thweat | 73 | 18 | / |
| Twayie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Touhai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thwish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Twaggi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thuaij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ththwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuhayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuahai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thweea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwuat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thwist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thwe | 67 | 43,120 | / |
| Thua | 67 | 1,567 | / |
| Tway | 67 | 753 | / |
| Twea | 67 | 635 | / |
| Thui | 67 | 255 | / |
| Twah | 67 | 54 | / |
| Twaa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dhwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ttwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Twie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Twha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Twap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Htwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Twua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thwatts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tdwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touhayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thweath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thweeat | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Thwai
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