Twesi Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

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

Twesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Twesi Last Name Facts

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

Twesi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twesi is the 1,785,358th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twesi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 541,777. In South Africa Twesi is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 42 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 41 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Twesi Last Name Statistics demography

Twesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.76% less than the national average, earning R 88,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwesi9133/
Tweisi912/
Twehesi831/
Tweesie831/
Dwesi8093/
Twese8010/
Tuesi804/
Twezi801/
Twisi801/
Tuhesi7348/
Thuesi739/
Tuesoi733/
Twisie732/
Tweisy731/
Thwezi731/
Touesi731/
Tuesai731/
Tweasy730/
Tweijer672/
Thuesit672/
Tweisge671/
Tweegie671/

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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 Twesi
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