Twain Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Twain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Canada621:594,28449,093
Lebanon471:119,9386,562
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
England221:2,532,63991,802
India171:45,121,493474,784
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
China81:170,915,1968,932
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Twain (565) may also be a first name.

Twain Last Name Facts

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

Twain (Arabic: توين) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twain is the 679,794th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Twain live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 353,173rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 565 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Lebanon, where 11 percent reside.

Twain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Twain last name expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Twain last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (97%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Twain surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Twain earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning $35,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twaine918/
Twayin911/
Twin891,001/
Twan89332/
Twasing8370/
Twaiten8315/
Thwin8028,690/
Twine807,093/
Twinn80935/
Twane80322/
Twanh8027/
Dwain8025/
Htwan804/
Ttwan803/
Twaim802/
Twaun801/
Twamn801/
Twein801/
Twhin801/
Thwan801/
Tdwan801/
Twann800/
Twoin800/
Thwayine774/
Twassing771/
Twayan731,258/
Thwane731,192/
Dwaine7355/
Twayen7332/
Tuaina7311/
Twinne736/
Tuasin735/
Thwine732/
Tweine731/
Twasim731/
T'Wane731/
Dwayin731/
Tuajin731/
Tuaion731/
Htwane731/
Htwang731/
Twajen731/
Twijin731/
Twayne730/
Twayon730/
Twiten730/
Tuan67270,188/
Dwan672,176/
Twayneh67168/
Tweiten6754/
Twam6745/
Tuating6712/
Twen6712/
Twichen673/
Twiyant672/
Thwaane672/
Twyn671/
Dwainne671/
Tuhaine671/
Tweting671/
Twaseng671/
Twayene671/
Tweejan671/
Twjn671/
Tuaiang671/
Thuaina671/

Twain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twain in the Arabic language
توينtwyn-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twain
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