Twai Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Twai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Twai (48) may also be a first name.
Twai Demographics
Average Twai Salary in
South Africa
R 40,704
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Twai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twai (Oriya: ାଇ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Twai.
How Common Is The Last Name Twai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Twai is the 2,007,164th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Twai live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Twai is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name on earth, borne by 48 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea Twai is most prevalent in: Madang, where 87 percent are found, Western, where 11 percent are found and West Sepik, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Twai Last Name Statistics demography
Twai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.87% less than the national average, earning R 40,704 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twayi | 89 | 299 | / |
| Twaij | 89 | 14 | / |
| Twaai | 89 | 10 | / |
| Twaio | 89 | 6 | / |
| Thwai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Twaji | 89 | 2 | / |
| Twa | 86 | 611 | / |
| Twi | 86 | 60 | / |
| Twaits | 80 | 252 | / |
| Twaish | 80 | 239 | / |
| Thwayi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Twayie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Twaggi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twahai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twahia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twaiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tway | 75 | 753 | / |
| Twea | 75 | 635 | / |
| Twah | 75 | 54 | / |
| Twaa | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ttwa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Twih | 75 | 10 | / |
| Twie | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dwai | 75 | 8 | / |
| Twha | 75 | 8 | / |
| Twau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Htwi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Twap | 75 | 4 | / |
| Twua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Twij | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tdwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Twaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thwi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Twui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thwaith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwaies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Htwaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaha | 67 | 20,171 | / |
| Thway | 67 | 9,767 | / |
| Htway | 67 | 8,005 | / |
| Twaya | 67 | 1,546 | / |
| Dwayi | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Twawe | 67 | 369 | / |
| Tweya | 67 | 359 | / |
| Dwaia | 67 | 313 | / |
| Tweah | 67 | 181 | / |
| Tweyi | 67 | 179 | / |
| Twaja | 67 | 153 | / |
| Twayu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Twaye | 67 | 34 | / |
| Twast | 67 | 28 | / |
| Twayo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Twije | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dwaji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Thwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tuaji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tweha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Twach | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ttway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twaah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thtwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twuit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tweih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tweie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twipf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twipp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwaitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twuji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| T'Way | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttdwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhtwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Twoie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Twoiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Twhay | 67 | 0 | / |
Twai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Twai in the Oriya language | ||
| ାଇ | a'i | - |
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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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- 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 Twai
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