Twabe Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Twabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1601:288,62418,622
Israel281:305,63026,425
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Twabe (96) may also be a first name.

Twabe Last Name Facts

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

Twabe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Twabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Twabe reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 96 people.

Twabe is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 76 percent reside, Kisii County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Twabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Twabe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Twabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.81% less than the national average, earning R 83,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twabie91106/
Twaibe9110/
Twaber911/
Twabi80382/
Twebe8046/
Dwabe8042/
Tuabe8017/
Twaba806/
Thwabi73123/
Twobee738/
Twaibi738/
Twauba734/
Twaiba733/
Tuaber732/
Twanpe731/
Tweebe731/
Tuabea731/
Twaboa731/
Twaaba731/
Twavey730/
Tweebie671/

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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 Twabe
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