Twig Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Twig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5601:15,2812,279
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England71:7,959,723202,100
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Twig (204) may also be a first name.

Twig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twig has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Twig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 424,982nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Twig reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Twig is also the 633,892nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 204 people.

The last name Twig is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 560 people, or 1 in 15,281. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 37 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 36 percent are found and Northern District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Israel this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Twig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Twig surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Twig last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Twig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twigg8910,459/
Twigt89945/
Twieg8976/
Tweig892/
Twaig892/
Twhig891/
Twoig890/
Twhigg804/
Twiggz802/
Twigss801/
Twigcs801/
Tuig75254/
Tweg7547/
Twik7544/
Dwig7540/
Twic751/
Twaiq67251/
Htwik67125/
Twick6753/
Dweig6716/
Twegh6714/
Dwigh673/
Tweeg672/
Twixh671/
Twayg671/
Twiek671/
Tuigh671/
Dwieg671/
Twegg670/
Dwhig670/

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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
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  • 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 Twig
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