Twagira Surname
Approximately 5,785 people bear this surname
Twagira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,961 | 1:2,291 | 543 |
| Uganda | 518 | 1:75,365 | 8,231 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Twagira (177) may also be a first name.
Twagira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twagira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Twagira is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Twagira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,652nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,259,731 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twagira are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Twagira is also the 685,598th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 177 people.
This surname is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,961 people, or 1 in 2,291. Apart from Rwanda this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twajira | 86 | 13 | / |
| Twagire | 86 | 6 | / |
| Twazira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Twasira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Twagera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Twogira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Twangiro | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thwajira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thuagira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twajjira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twangire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twangiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twazirah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twagirehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twazera | 71 | 103 | / |
| Twogire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tuajira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Twongire | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tuhangire | 63 | 2 | / |
| Twongoire | 63 | 1 | / |
| Duagiri | 57 | 17 | / |
| Tuogire | 57 | 3 | / |
| Twogere | 57 | 1 | / |
| Twongere | 53 | 12 | / |
| Tuangere | 53 | 7 | / |
| Duangjra | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Twagira
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