Twabu Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

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

Twabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3581:151,33417,161
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Twabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twabu occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twabu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 775,315th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. Twabu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twabu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Twabu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 151,334. In South Africa Twabu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent live and Limpopo, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa Twabu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Twabu Last Name Statistics demography

Twabu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.6% more than the national average, earning R 367,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twaibu915,121/
Thwabu911/
Twaibuh832/
Tuabu8063/
Dwabu802/
Twebu801/
Tuabou735/
Twaivu731/
Tuebu6057/
Tuobu608/
Dbabu605/
Dwebu601/
Duabou553/
Tuebeu551/
Duaabu551/
Dhbabou504/

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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 Twabu
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