Twesa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Twesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Twesa (278) may also be a first name.
Twesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twesa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Twesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Twesa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 278 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Twesa is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twesha | 91 | 73 | / |
| Twessa | 91 | 51 | / |
| Thwesa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Thwesha | 83 | 496 | / |
| Twisa | 80 | 158 | / |
| Twasa | 80 | 153 | / |
| Tuesa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Dwesa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Twese | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tweza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Twosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thwetsha | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tuesca | 73 | 345 | / |
| Thwesi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Twaisa | 73 | 29 | / |
| Twasha | 73 | 27 | / |
| Twisha | 73 | 24 | / |
| Twissa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tuesat | 73 | 14 | / |
| Twassa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tweshi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tweshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Twosha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Twaeza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tweisi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tweija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuesha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Twices | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tweaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tweiso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuesea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuesai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwasa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuesad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tweisy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tweasy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thuesat | 67 | 633 | / |
| Thweshe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dweisah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thwasha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Twetshe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thwisha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tweissi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tweesie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweicha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twehesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twheedshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweisge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twaysat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwesho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwisap | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Twesa
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