Twigger Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Twigger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twigger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8771:63,5337,443
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Canada711:518,95243,932
Australia631:428,50333,982
Israel511:167,79717,113
France101:6,642,272293,169
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Twigger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twigger is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Twigger.

How Common Is The Last Name Twigger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,833rd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,512,516 people. The surname Twigger is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Twigger live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 63,533. In England it is mostly found in: Warwickshire, where 25 percent are found, West Midlands, where 12 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Twigger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twigger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Twigger surname increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twigger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Twigger last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twigger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $44,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twigert861/
Tweggere801/
Twizer77884/
Twijer771/
Tweger771/
Twizere711,709/
Dweiger7158/
Twegere7130/
Tweijer712/
Tuhiger710/
Twizeere6719/
T'Weijer672/

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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 Twigger
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