Twenani Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Twenani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twenani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3201:169,30518,832
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Twenani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twenani occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Twenani.

How Common Is The Last Name Twenani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 846,108th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name Twenani occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Twenani are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Twenani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 169,305. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent are found, Western Cape, where 5 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Twenani Last Name Statistics demography

Twenani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.78% less than the national average, earning R 147,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twenana861/
Dwenana7121/
Twonane711/
Twenene711/
Twingane6715/
Thwenene672/
Dwenene5751/
Duenane572/
Twinene571/
Twineny571/

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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 Twenani
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