Twani Surname

154,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,844 people bear this surname

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

Twani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1261:25,4833,253
Uganda6581:59,3306,913
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Twani (86) may also be a first name.

Twani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twani (Oriya: ାନୀ) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 154,375th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,562,428 people. Twani is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Twani reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Twani is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 86 people.

The surname Twani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,126 people, or 1 in 25,483. In South Africa Twani is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Twani Last Name Statistics demography

Twani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.93% less than the national average, earning R 107,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwani91494/
Twanai9116/
Dtwani915/
Htwani914/
Twanyi914/
Twaani914/
Twanii911/
Twahni911/
Twaini911/
Twanie911/
Thwaini83162/
Twaingi831/
Twana801,072/
Tuani80458/
Twane80322/
Dwani80268/
Twanh8027/
Twany803/
Tvani803/
Twoni802/
Geetwani774/
Thwane731,192/
Twanje73423/
Tuanui73202/
Twonit73158/
Twanna73156/
Tuhani7382/
Tuanio7359/
Tuanis7331/
Tuangi7323/
Thwany7318/
Twainy7317/
Tuaini7314/
Dwanai7310/
Htuani7310/
Twaine738/
Hdwani736/
Twaina736/
Tuanai735/
Dwanie734/
Tuanie733/
Thuani732/
Dwhani732/
Twaney732/
Htwane731/
Twanny731/
T'Wane731/
Twauna731/
Dwanyi731/
Twayne730/
Twayneh67168/
Tuhayni6757/
Tuannoi6729/
Thwainy677/
Touhani674/
Thwaane672/
Tuhaini672/
Tuhangi671/
Tuhanyi671/
Twanhee671/

Twani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twani in the Oriya language
ାନୀani50
ଟିୱାନିtiwani50

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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 Twani
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