Twaib Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Twaib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twaib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Twaib (457) may also be a first name.

Twaib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twaib is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaib? popularity and diffusion

Twaib is the 1,315,412th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Twaib reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Twaib is also the 399,588th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 457 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 362,614. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 81 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 6 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwaib914/
Twayib912/
Twaiyb911/
Twab89740/
Twib891/
Thwayib8324/
Twaieeb831/
Dwaib808/
Thwab801/
Twabh801/
Tuajib7327/
Thweib7312/
Twayab736/
Dhwaib732/
Tuhaib731/
Dwaieb731/
Tuab6721/
Dwib6718/
Tuib6710/
Dwab677/
Twap674/
Twiv671/
Thwayeb671/
Twip671/
Twayeeb671/

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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 Twaib
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