Thwe Surname

13,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Thwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar42,6301:1,218111
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Thailand1351:523,24790,840
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England61:9,286,343223,652
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Thwe (15,359) may also be a first name.

Thwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thwe is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,010th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,006 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Thwe reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Thwe is also the 45,641st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 15,359 people.

It is most widespread in Myanmar, where it is borne by 42,630 people, or 1 in 1,218. Outside of Myanmar it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Thwe Last Name Statistics demography

Thwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.26% less than the national average, earning $36,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwey893/
Thwee891/
Thweh891/
Twe8666/
Thw865/
Thweat8018/
Thwett801/
Thweah801/
Thweea801/
Thweez801/
Htwe75113,326/
Tweh756,175/
Thue751,380/
Twea75635/
Twee7526/
Twie759/
Thwi752/
Thtw751/
Twue751/
Tweu751/
T'We751/
Twej751/
Twei751/
Thwy751/
Twey750/
Thweett731/
Thweets730/
Thweath730/
Thway679,767/
Tw67737/
Touhe67327/
Thuez67121/
Twest6733/
Tuheu6730/
Twije6722/
Twhed679/
Tweha676/
Dhwee675/
Thwai675/
Thuey674/
Twees674/
Thtwi674/
Twedh673/
Tweih672/
Thuea672/
Twhey671/
Twweh671/
Twhie671/
Thdve671/
Tuehe671/
Tweuh671/
Dhwie671/
Twehe671/
Tweiz671/
Twerr671/
Twhee671/
Dtwer671/
Dhhwe671/

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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 Thwe
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