Twana Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Twana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4311:125,70214,797
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Nepal1431:199,1682,935
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Twana (4,286) may also be a first name.

Twana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twana is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,318th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname Twana is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Twana reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 105,707th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 4,286 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 125,702. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and North West, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Nepal, where 13 percent reside.

Twana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Twana earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 42.6% less than the national average, earning R 136,416 per year and in United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twanna91156/
Thwana9124/
Twanai9116/
Twaina916/
Twauna911/
Twainga831/
Twannah831/
Twani802,844/
Tuana80654/
Twane80322/
Dwana80241/
Twena80167/
Twano8041/
Twanh8027/
Twona808/
Twany803/
Thwane731,192/
Thwani73494/
Twanje73423/
Dwanah73159/
Tuanga7390/
Tuanas7346/
Thuana7339/
Tweena7335/
Tuaana7329/
Tuanau7327/
Dwanna7319/
Thwany7318/
Twainy7317/
Tuaina7311/
Dwanai7310/
Twaine738/
Tuanai735/
Dtwani735/
Twaani734/
Twanyi734/
Tuanoa734/
Htwani734/
Dhwana734/
Dwayna732/
Twaney732/
Dwanat731/
Twanny731/
T'Wane731/
Twanie731/
Twaini731/
Tuanay731/
Twahni731/
Htwane731/
Twanii731/
Twanoh731/
Thwena731/
Twonay730/
Twayne730/
Tuanaya671,213/
Twayneh67168/
Thwaini67162/
Thuamna6756/
Dwannah6712/
Thwainy677/
Thwaane672/
Thuaina671/
Tuannau671/
Twanhou671/
Twaingi671/
Dwuanah671/
Twannoh671/
Twanhee671/

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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 Twana
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