Twaibu Surname

93,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Twaibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twaibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3271:7,3571,078
Tanzania1,7351:30,5143,622
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
Zimbabwe1731:89,23812,859
Uganda421:929,50741,540
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Twaibu (5,107) may also be a first name.

Twaibu Last Name Facts

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

Twaibu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaibu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,218th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,423,071 people. The surname Twaibu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twaibu live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Twaibu is also the 94,948th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 5,107 people.

The last name Twaibu is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,327 people, or 1 in 7,357. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Twaibu Last Name Statistics demography

Twaibu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.56% less than the national average, earning R 81,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twayibu9210/
Twaibuh922/
Twabu91366/
Twibu911/
Twaivu831/
Thwabu831/
Tuabu7363/
Tuibu733/
Dwabu732/
Twebu731/
Tuabou675/
Tuibau671/
Twebus671/
Tuayabut571/
Tuebu5557/
Dbabu555/
Dwebu551/
Thuayabut537/
Tuebou50235/
Duabou503/
Duaabu501/
Tuebeu501/

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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 Twaibu
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