Twaye Surname

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

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Twaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Twaye Last Name Facts

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

Twaye is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twaye is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Twaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twaye live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Twaye is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twayie919/
Twayej911/
Twayee911/
T'Waye911/
Tway89753/
Twye891/
Twayeeh832/
Twayaye831/
Thway809,767/
Htway808,005/
Twaya801,546/
Twawe80369/
Twayi80299/
Twayu8068/
Dwaye8066/
Twayo8025/
Twyee8012/
Twiye804/
Ttway804/
Tuaye802/
Twaje802/
Tweye801/
T'Way801/
Thwae801/
Twhay800/
Dwayeh732,596/
Thwayi7328/
Tuayee739/
Dwayed732/
Tweyee732/
Dwayhe732/
Dwayet731/
Thwaya731/
Twayah731/
Tweiae731/
Twahey730/
Tuay67765/
Twea67635/
Dway67107/
Twai6787/
Twaa6733/
Twoy6714/
Twau674/
Twayiyo674/
Twaj672/
Twayahi671/
Tweheye671/
Twue671/
Thwoyee671/
Twaweha671/
T'Wéyae671/
Thwaies671/
Touhaye671/
Twei671/
Tweu671/
Twej671/
Twey670/

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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 Twaye
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