Thwin Surname

19,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Thwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar28,2551:1,838131
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Norway71:734,61250,907
England41:13,929,515290,718
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thwin (7,010) may also be a first name.

Thwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thwin occurs in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,167th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 254,010 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Thwin live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 77,467th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,010 people.

The last name is most common in Myanmar, where it is carried by 28,255 people, or 1 in 1,838. Not including Myanmar this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Thwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thwin last name increased 3,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thwin last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thwin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwine912/
Thwien911/
Twin891,001/
Twine807,093/
Twinn80935/
Twain80438/
Thuin80262/
Thwen801/
Twein801/
Twhin801/
Twoin800/
Twn7515/
Twaine738/
Tuhing738/
Twinne736/
Touhin731/
Tweine731/
Twinng730/
Thwyng730/
Tuin673,105/
Dhwn67371/
Dwin67265/
Twim6724/
Twen6712/
Twnt672/
Htwn671/
Dtwn671/
Twjn671/
Twng671/
Thwentt671/
Twne671/
Twyn671/

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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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  • 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 Thwin
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