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 more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Twaty.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Twaty is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Twaty live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 94 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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