Twagira Surname

83,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Twagira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twagira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,9611:2,291543
Uganda5181:75,3658,231
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twajira8613/
Twagire866/
Twazira861/
Twasira861/
Twagera861/
Twogira861/
Twangiro804/
Thwajira801/
Thuagira801/
Twajjira801/
Twangire801/
Twangiri801/
Twazirah801/
Twagirehe751/
Twazera71103/
Twogire712/
Tuajira711/
Twongire6756/
Tuhangire632/
Twongoire631/
Duagiri5717/
Tuogire573/
Twogere571/
Twongere5312/
Tuangere537/
Duangjra531/

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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
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  • 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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