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

The last name Twaibu is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Twaibu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,218th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,423,071 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,107 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,327 people, or 1 in 7,357. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.

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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