Twight Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Twight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Twight (10) may also be a first name.

Twight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twight is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twight? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Twight is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Twight reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 29 percent reside, Minnesota, where 24 percent reside and Washington, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Twight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twight last name expanded 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Twight are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

Twight earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.13% more than the national average, earning $59,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwight834,555/
Thwaighte801/
Dwightt770/
Duight675/
Dwighd672/
Twiggy671/
Dwîght671/
Dwyght670/
Dweght670/
Tuiggy501/
Tuikdt501/

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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 Twight
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