Twanya Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Twanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Twanya (146) may also be a first name.

Twanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twanya is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twanya are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Twanya is also the 763,528th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 146 people.

Twanya is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Twanya is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside.

Twanya Last Name Statistics demography

Twanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.51% less than the national average, earning R 93,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwanya921/
Twahanya861/
Dwanya83119/
Twanye833/
Thwanye7718/
Tuasnya779/
Thwaanye712/
Twanje67423/
Tuania6732/
Dwanye6729/
Duanya675/
Twanie671/

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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 Twanya
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