Thwai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Thwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

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

The surname Thwai occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Thwai is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Thwai reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

Thwai is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Thwai is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 67 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent reside and Iraq, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwayi9128/
Twai8987/
Thwa894/
Thwi892/
Thwaies831/
Thwaith831/
Thway809,767/
Twayi80299/
Thwaa8017/
Twaij8014/
Twaai8010/
Twaio806/
Thtwi804/
Twaji802/
Thwah801/
Thwae801/
Thwaitts771/
Twa75611/
Twi7560/
Twaits73252/
Twaish73239/
Tuhaji7352/
Thweyi7352/
Thwaha7350/
Thweat7318/
Twayie739/
Touhai732/
Thwish732/
Twaggi731/
Thuaij731/
Thweah731/
Twahai731/
Twahia731/
Ththwi731/
Tuhayi731/
Twaiah731/
Thwaya731/
Tuahai731/
Thweea731/
Thwwad731/
Dhwaji731/
Thwash731/
Thwuat730/
Thwist730/
Thwe6743,120/
Thua671,567/
Tway67753/
Twea67635/
Thui67255/
Twah6754/
Twaa6733/
Dhwi6711/
Ttwa6711/
Twie679/
Dwai678/
Twha678/
Twap674/
Htwi674/
Twau674/
Twij673/
Twua673/
Thwatts672/
Tdwa672/
Twaj672/
Dhwa672/
Twui671/
Hdwi671/
Htwa671/
Dtwa671/
Htwaish671/
Twii671/
Touhayi671/
Twyi671/
Twei671/
Twio671/
Thwy671/
Thweath670/
Thweeat670/

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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 Thwai
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