Tweet Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Tweet Surname User-submission:

The surname Tveit or Tweet means 'small field on a hillside' in Norwegian. Tweet is the Americanized version of Norwegian Tveit.

Tweet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Tweet (82) may also be a first name.

Tweet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tveit or Tweet means 'small field on a hillside' in Norwegian. Tweet is the Americanized version of Norwegian Tveit.

- jacobtweet

Tweet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tweet occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tweet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tweet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Tweet live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Levant. Tweet is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 82 people.

The surname Tweet is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 208,781. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: South Governorate, where 74 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Lebanon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent are found and Jordan, where 11 percent are found.

Tweet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.

Tweet earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $41,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweedt91339/
Tweett915/
Thweet913/
Tweete913/
Tweeth910/
Twet8923/
Thweett831/
Thweete831/
Thweets830/
Tweed806,816/
Twedt801,874/
Tweit80186/
Twete80180/
Twest8033/
Twiet8017/
Tweth806/
Thwet802/
Tweat802/
Tweats73216/
Twheed73155/
Tweidt7323/
Tweite7321/
Thweat7318/
Tweith7314/
Tweatt735/
Thwett731/
Tweeds731/
Dweett731/
Thweatt672,315/
Tuet67516/
Twaheed6712/
Touheet675/
Twit673/
Twed672/
Twheedh671/
Twyt671/
Dwet671/
Tweateh671/
Twjt671/
Thweath670/

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Footnotes

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