Twayi Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Twayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Lesotho501:40,6516,911
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Twayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twayi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twayi? popularity and diffusion

Twayi is the 895,817th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twayi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Twayi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 236,584. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Twayi Last Name Statistics demography

Twayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.98% less than the national average, earning R 133,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwayi9128/
Twayie919/
Tway89753/
Twai8987/
Thway809,767/
Htway808,005/
Twaya801,546/
Dwayi801,372/
Tweyi80179/
Twayu8068/
Twaye8034/
Twayo8025/
Twaij8014/
Twaai8010/
Twaio806/
Thwai805/
Tuayi804/
Ttway804/
Twaji802/
T'Way801/
Twhay800/
Twaits73252/
Twaish73239/
Dwayhi7352/
Thweyi7352/
Twahai731/
Thwaya731/
Twaiah731/
Tuhayi731/
Twaggi731/
Twayee731/
Twayah731/
T'Waye731/
Twahia731/
Twahey730/
Tuay67765/
Twea67635/
Dway67107/
Twaa6733/
Twoy6714/
Dwai678/
Twau674/
Twij673/
Twaj672/
Twayeeh672/
Dwayhis671/
Twui671/
Thwaies671/
Htwaish671/
Touhayi671/
Twye671/
Twei671/
Thwaith671/
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 Twayi
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