Twaty Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Twaty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twaty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Libya91:693,7751,982
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Twaty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twaty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻮﺍﺗﻲ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twaty is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Twaty is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Twaty reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Twaty is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 94 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
T'Waty919/
Twatty912/
Twanty911/
Twatiey831/
Twati806,865/
Tuaty80289/
Twety80184/
Twata804/
Twate803/
Dwaty802/
Tuatoy73189/
Tuatay7343/
Twetty7313/
Tuanty739/
Twamti735/
Twanti731/
Tuatty731/
Twathe731/
Thwati731/
Dwanty731/
Twatio731/
Twante731/
Thwate731/
Twothy730/
Thwates671/
Twateat671/
Dwantyi671/
Tuahtay671/
Twontey671/
Thwatte671/

Twaty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twaty in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻮﺍﺗﻲatwaty87.5
ﺍﺗﻮﺍﺗﻰatwaty12.5

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