Twase Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Twase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1791:218,09717,007
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Twase (10) may also be a first name.

Twase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twase occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twase? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,020,242nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twase live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 218,097. In Uganda Twase is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent reside, Kampala District, where 21 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Twase exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Twase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twase has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twaise91357/
Twaase9125/
Twasse9115/
Twatse911/
Twas8939/
Twayise83101/
Twaseer838/
Twaaise831/
Twose80431/
Dwase80294/
Twasa80153/
Tuase8065/
Twast8028/
Twasi8025/
Twaze8021/
Twese8010/
Twage804/
Twats804/
Twash802/
Twaje802/
Twise802/
Twais801/
Thwayise771/
Twaits73252/
Twaish73239/
Tweats73216/
Tuasey7345/
Twaisa7329/
Twisse7327/
Twasha7327/
Dwaseh7316/
Twassa7311/
Tuashe737/
Tweshe734/
Twosey733/
Twashi732/
Twisie732/
Twatsi732/
Tweaze731/
Thwasi731/
Dwaase731/
Tuaser731/
Thwash731/
Dwashe731/
Twatts730/
Tweasy730/
Tuas67685/
Dwayise6769/
Twayisa6755/
Twaissi6723/
Dwas6720/
Thweshe6719/
Tweyise679/
Thwasha678/
Thwaesi674/
Twaishy674/
Tweyaze673/
Thwatts672/
Twos672/
Twayisi672/
Twaz672/
Twayasi671/
Tweisge671/
Tuhasie671/
Htwaish671/
Tuaseeh671/
Tweesie671/
Twasiph671/
Tuasher671/
Dwasher671/
Thwishe671/
Twax670/
Twoosse670/

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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 Twase
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