Twaya Surname
Approximately 1,546 people bear this surname
Twaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Twaya (369) may also be a first name.
Twaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twaya (Arabic: طوايا, Oriya: ୟା) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Twaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 255,243rd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,713,807 people. The last name Twaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twaya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 452,461st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 369 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Outside of Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwaya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Twayah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tway | 89 | 753 | / |
| Twaa | 89 | 33 | / |
| Thway | 80 | 9,767 | / |
| Htway | 80 | 8,005 | / |
| Tweya | 80 | 359 | / |
| Twayi | 80 | 299 | / |
| Twaja | 80 | 153 | / |
| Tuaya | 80 | 118 | / |
| Dwaya | 80 | 104 | / |
| Twayu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Twaye | 80 | 34 | / |
| Twayo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Twaai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ttway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Twiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| T'Way | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twhay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thwayi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Twayie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ddwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twayee | 73 | 1 | / |
| T'Waye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twahey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuay | 67 | 765 | / |
| Twea | 67 | 635 | / |
| Dwaa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Dway | 67 | 107 | / |
| Twai | 67 | 87 | / |
| Twoy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Twau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ttwiyat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twayeeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| T'Wéyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| T'Weiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twey | 67 | 0 | / |
Twaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Twaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟା | ya | - |
| Twaya in the Arabic language | ||
| طوايا | twaya | - |
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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 Twaya
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