Twain Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Twain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Lebanon | 47 | 1:119,938 | 6,562 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Twain (565) may also be a first name.
Twain Demographics
Average Twain Salary in
United States
$50,973 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twaine | 91 | 8 | / |
| Twayin | 91 | 1 | / |
| Twin | 89 | 1,001 | / |
| Twan | 89 | 332 | / |
| Twasing | 83 | 70 | / |
| Twaiten | 83 | 15 | / |
| Thwin | 80 | 28,690 | / |
| Twine | 80 | 7,093 | / |
| Twinn | 80 | 935 | / |
| Twane | 80 | 322 | / |
| Twanh | 80 | 27 | / |
| Dwain | 80 | 25 | / |
| Htwan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ttwan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Twaim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Twaun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twhin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tdwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twann | 80 | 0 | / |
| Twoin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thwayine | 77 | 4 | / |
| Twassing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Twayan | 73 | 1,258 | / |
| Thwane | 73 | 1,192 | / |
| Dwaine | 73 | 55 | / |
| Twayen | 73 | 32 | / |
| Tuaina | 73 | 11 | / |
| Twinne | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tuasin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thwine | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tweine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twasim | 73 | 1 | / |
| T'Wane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dwayin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuajin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuaion | 73 | 1 | / |
| Htwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Htwang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twajen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twijin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twayne | 73 | 0 | / |
| Twayon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Twiten | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuan | 67 | 270,188 | / |
| Dwan | 67 | 2,176 | / |
| Twayneh | 67 | 168 | / |
| Tweiten | 67 | 54 | / |
| Twam | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tuating | 67 | 12 | / |
| Twen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Twichen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Twiyant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thwaane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwainne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuhaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twaseng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twayene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweejan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twjn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuaiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuaina | 67 | 1 | / |
Twain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Twain in the Arabic language | ||
| توين | twyn | - |
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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
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- 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 Twain
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