Twatwa Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

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

Twatwa Surname Definition:

Twatwa is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: first born child.

Twatwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Twatwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Twatwa is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: first born child.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Twatwa is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: older twin.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Twatwa Demographics

Average Twatwa Salary in
South Africa

R 133,368

Per year
Rank:
107,922 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000260766
Rank: 33,994 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
56.12%
Sample size: 49 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

Twatwa Last Name Facts

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

Twatwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Twatwa? popularity and diffusion

Twatwa is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twatwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Twatwa is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 265,577. In South Africa Twatwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Free State, where 6 percent reside. Besides South Africa Twatwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Twatwa Last Name Statistics demography

Twatwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.88% less than the national average, earning R 133,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwatwa924/
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Twaitwai861/
Thwaathwai751/
Thwathwe711/
Dwadwa67263/
Tuatua6741/
Twotwo6717/
Twedwa671/
Dwaidwai571/
Twetwa50610/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twatwa
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