Twail Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Twail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2231:237,40619,419
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Twail (105) may also be a first name.

Twail Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twail is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Twail? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twail is the 1,082,743rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Twail reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Twail is also the 920,134th most common first name at a global level It is held by 105 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 237,406. In Tanzania Twail is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 95 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 4 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Twail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Twail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twail last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwail911/
Twal89589/
Twil89206/
Twayile831/
Twale80395/
Thwal80176/
Twill8093/
Twile8014/
Twall8013/
Htwal8010/
Twiel802/
Twasl801/
Dwail801/
Twaale7316/
Thwale7313/
Twallh738/
Tuatil737/
Twille734/
Tuasil733/
Hdwail731/
Twiiel730/
Tual675,892/
Twijsel6733/
Dwal6714/
Tweyale676/
Twel676/
Twle674/
Twissel672/
Twalová672/
Twaheel672/
Twejile671/
Uantwal671/
Thuhail671/
Thwealt671/
Twayele671/
Thweall670/
Twitell670/
Twisell670/

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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 Twail
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