Twaja Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Twaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Twaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twaja is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,415,499th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Twaja are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Twaja is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 73 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 27 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twaa | 89 | 33 | / |
| Twaj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Twaya | 80 | 1,546 | / |
| Twaij | 80 | 14 | / |
| Dwaja | 80 | 11 | / |
| Twaai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Twija | 80 | 4 | / |
| Twaji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Twaje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ttwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twuja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twahai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tway | 67 | 753 | / |
| Twea | 67 | 635 | / |
| Dwaa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Twai | 67 | 87 | / |
| Dwaj | 67 | 47 | / |
| Twau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twej | 67 | 1 | / |
| T'Weiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Twaja
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