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 found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twigger? popularity and diffusion

Twigger is the 289,833rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Twigger are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 63,533. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 25 percent reside, West Midlands, where 12 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Twigger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Twigger has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Twigger last name grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twigger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twigger last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% 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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