Twa Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Twa Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'we are blessed,' in Swahili and Kinyarwanda.

Twa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2111:174,62417,463
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Twa (96) may also be a first name.

Twa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'we are blessed,' in Swahili and Kinyarwanda.

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Twa Last Name Facts

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

Twa (Oriya: ଟିୱା) occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 529,538th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Twa live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Twa is also the 968,397th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 96 people.

The last name Twa is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 174,624. In Canada Twa is primarily concentrated in: Alberta, where 50 percent are found, Ontario, where 23 percent are found and British Columbia, where 18 percent are found. Other than Canada this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

Twa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Twa are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tway86753/
Twea86635/
Twai8687/
Twah8654/
Twaa8633/
Ttwa8611/
Twha868/
Twap864/
Thwa864/
Twau864/
Twua863/
Twaj862/
Tdwa862/
Htwa861/
Dtwa861/
Twaha7520,171/
Thway759,767/
Htway758,005/
Twast7528/
Thwaa7517/
Twaij7514/
Twaai7510/
Tweha756/
Thwai755/
Twach755/
Twats754/
Twaah754/
Ttway754/
Twath752/
Ttwaj751/
Thwah751/
T'Way751/
Twhay750/
Tua6721,084/
Dwa67659/
Two67388/
Twaits67252/
Twaish67239/
Tweats67216/
Twe6766/
Twi6760/
Thwaha6750/
Thweat6718/
Ttwaha679/
Twaaha679/
Twj677/
Tweatt675/
Twy674/
Twahah673/
Twuoha672/
Thwash671/
Thweah671/
Thweea671/
Thwwad671/
Thwaya671/
Twahai671/
Twaggi671/
Thwuat670/
Twahey670/
Twatts670/

Twa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twa in the Oriya language
ଟିୱାtiwa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twa
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