Twahilu Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Twahilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twahilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2871:184,46615,981
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Twahilu (244) may also be a first name.

Twahilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twahilu is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twahilu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 908,336th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twahilu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 571,890th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 244 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 184,466. In Tanzania Twahilu is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twahil92514/
Tahilu924/
Twahili861,310/
Tahilou8632/
Twahily864/
Twahill864/
Tahil837,286/
Twahilwa805/
Tahailau801/
Twahilya801/
Tahili77241/
Tahalu77203/
Tahile77154/
Tahuil77153/
Tahail7767/
Dahilu7760/
Tahila7727/
Tahulu7715/
Tauhil7713/
Taholu7713/
Tahill775/
Taahil773/
Tahilo772/
Tahily772/
Tahiel772/
Tyhilu771/
Twohil770/
Twohill71518/
Tahalua7174/
Tahiwel715/
Tahilia714/
Tahalou714/
Tahuill714/
Dahilou713/
Tahiali712/
Dawahil712/
Twaheel712/
Tahioul712/
Tyahiel711/
Tahaili711/
Teahile711/
Dahailu711/
Tahilih711/
Tahilie711/
Tahaliu711/
Twohile710/
Toahill710/
Twihill710/
Tahal672,792/
Dahil671,053/
Tahıl67114/
Tahul6796/
Tahel6785/
Tahol6740/
Tehailau6711/
Tahyl679/
Tyoahile677/
Tohil676/
Tuhil675/
Tahoulou674/
Tihil674/
Dahilouo672/
Tiwahale671/
Tuehilou671/
Tahilahh671/
Taoahial671/
Tiyahila671/
Tehil670/
Tuheuleu531/

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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 Twahilu
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