Twaga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Twaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Twaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Twaga is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Twaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twaga live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Twaga is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Twaaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Twagha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Twangga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Twainga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Twago | 80 | 81 | / |
| Tuaga | 80 | 38 | / |
| Dwaga | 80 | 11 | / |
| Twagi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Twage | 80 | 4 | / |
| Twega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuagha | 73 | 153 | / |
| Tuanga | 73 | 90 | / |
| Dwagas | 73 | 15 | / |
| Thwagi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Twaghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuagay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuagas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twagui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaggi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaagi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dtuaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhwaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twainggai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tuangga | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dwaghas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twaigei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twangho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twaingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twanghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twoggas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twagood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Twaga
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