Twersky Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Twersky Surname Definition:

(an invented surname) or (from a place name) Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl (died 1798) was the founder of an important dynasty of Hasidim. He took Twersky as his family name, because a mystic tradition states that the Messiah will make his first appearance in Tiberias, one of the four holy cities in Palestine.

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Twersky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8021:451,94438,701
Israel631:135,83514,591
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Twersky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(an invented surname) or (from a place name) Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl (died 1798) was the founder of an important dynasty of Hasidim. He took Twersky as his family name, because a mystic tradition states that the Messiah will make his first appearance in Tiberias, one of the four holy cities in Palestine. Twersky means “one coming from Tveriah” (the Hebrew name for Tiberias). There is also a town called Tver in Russia, and many who carry the name Twersky may have originated from that place.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Twersky Last Name Facts

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

Twersky occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twersky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twersky is the 380,890th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. The surname Twersky occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Twersky reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 802 people, or 1 in 451,944. In The United States Twersky is most prevalent in: New York, where 59 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Twersky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Twersky surname are 44.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Twersky earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.64% more than the national average, earning R 502,944 per year; in United States they earn 15.03% more than the national average, earning $49,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $46,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twerskoy933/
Twerskey931/
Twerski86139/
Tworsky866/
Twerskoi809/
Dworsky71814/
Tworski7178/
Twarski7111/
Tuharsky6744/
Dworszky671/
Dworskey670/
Tuharszky633/
Thuharsky632/
Dverskaya631/
Dvorsky571,054/
Dworski57917/
Dvirsky5729/
Dworske5725/
Dvorskyi53768/
Dvorszky5383/
Dvyrskyi5351/
Tuharský5322/
Dvirskiy5320/
Dvorskiy535/
Dworskij533/
Dvirskyy531/
Dvorskoy531/
Dvorskey530/
Dvirskaya5040/
Duerschke501/

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