Twan Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Twan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Canada561:657,95753,499
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Twan (7,913) may also be a first name.

Twan Last Name Facts

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

Twan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 832,284th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 30 percent of Twan are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 71,596th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 7,913 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 33 percent are found, Bauchi, where 32 percent are found and Benue, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Twan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Twan last name increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Twan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Twan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Twan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning $30,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% less than the national average, earning $41,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twain89438/
Twane89322/
Twanh8927/
Htwan894/
Ttwan893/
Tdwan891/
Twaun891/
Twamn891/
Thwan891/
Twann890/
Thwane801,192/
Twaine808/
Htwang801/
Htwane801/
T'Wane801/
Twayne800/
Tuan75270,188/
Dwan752,176/
Twam7545/
Twon7510/
Twayneh73168/
Twasing7370/
Twaiten7315/
Thwaane732/
Twaseng731/
Thuan6715,309/
Tuang674,857/
Dwane671,526/
Tuane67180/
Tuanh67170/
Dhwan6770/
Tuand6734/
Dwain6725/
Tuann6714/
D'Wan679/
Dwhan674/
Dwean674/
Dwaun673/
Tuanc672/
Htwam672/
Twaim672/
Tuant672/
Gywan672/
Twamh671/
Thwam671/
Twassing671/
Twoon671/
Te'ewane671/
Twein671/
Twone671/
Dwuan671/
Hdwan671/
Dwayn671/
Twoin670/
Dwann670/

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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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  • 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 Twan
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