Twahira Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Twahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Twahira Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Twahira (44) may also be a first name.

Twahira Last Name Facts

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

Twahira is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Twahira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twahira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twahira is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Twahira reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Twahira is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Arua District, where 13 percent live and Bukomansimbi District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwahira9311/
Twahiro8655/
Twahera862/
Twehira861/
Twajjira801/
Tuaira772,672/
Tuairau71172/
Ttuaira7132/
Tuahiro711/
Tuairat711/
Duaira621/
Tuhaera5725/
Ttuaera571/
Duairaha533/
Tuhaerea532/
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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 Twahira
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