Twale Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Twale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Twale (58) may also be a first name.

Twale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twale (Marathi: तवले) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Twale.

How Common Is The Last Name Twale? popularity and diffusion

Twale is the 733,258th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Twale is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Twale reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 212,170. In Uganda Twale is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 73 percent live, Bududa District, where 5 percent live and Kamuli District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Twale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Twale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twale last name expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Twale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twale last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Twale earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twaale9116/
Thwale9113/
Twaleh914/
Twalee911/
Twaley910/
Twal89589/
Tweyale836/
Twalles831/
Twallet831/
Twaylee831/
Twaaley831/
Twayele831/
Twayile831/
Twalley830/
Twailes830/
Twala8030,324/
Twele801,079/
Tuale80322/
Twail80228/
Twali80205/
Thwal80176/
Dwale80165/
Twile8014/
Twall8013/
Htwal8010/
Twole801/
Twasl801/
Twaly800/
Twaileth771/
Uantwale771/
Thwailes770/
Twalla73310/
Dhwale7342/
Tualle7332/
Tualet7329/
Twaala7323/
Twiley7316/
Tualee7314/
Tuales7310/
Twalaa739/
Twallh738/
Tualeu737/
Twaili736/
Twhala735/
Twaily734/
Twaila734/
Twolee734/
Twelee734/
Twille734/
Twaula733/
Twaali732/
Twalii731/
Twoley731/
Twally731/
Thwail731/
Thwele731/
Thwali731/
Tualer731/
Dwalei731/
Dwaale731/
Tualey731/
Tualie731/
Twalay731/
Tweele731/
Twalyo731/
Twalit731/
Twalio731/
Twalai731/
Tuhale731/
Twolle730/
Dwalle730/
Twohle730/
Tual675,892/
Twilley672,697/
Dwal6714/
Twayali6711/
Twol673/
Twalová672/
Twaheel672/
Thwalha672/
Thwaala671/
Dhwalhe671/
Dhhwale671/
Twaylla671/
Twosley671/
Uantwal671/
Tualley671/
Thwealt671/
Twallay671/
Twolley671/
Twajila671/
Twajula671/
Twejile671/
Tthwala671/
Twayela671/
Twayili671/
Thwalla671/
Tweeley670/
Thweall670/
Tweiler670/

Twale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twale in the Marathi language
तवलेtavale-

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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 Twale
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