Twilley Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Twilley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twilley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1261:170,48917,227
England1921:290,19822,328
Israel1771:48,3486,393
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada391:944,75971,777
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

Twilley (13) may also be a first name.

Twilley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twilley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Twilley.

How Common Is The Last Name Twilley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,453rd most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,702,093 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Twilley live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Twilley is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The last name Twilley is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,126 people, or 1 in 170,489. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 19 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Twilley exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Twilley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twilley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Twilley surname increased 1,079 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 295 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twilley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twilley last name are 29.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Twilley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning 287,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.99% more than the national average, earning R 444,348 per year; in United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $53,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twilliey932/
Twilly9240/
Twiley9216/
Twille924/
Twillie86272/
Twelley860/
Twalley860/
Tuilley860/
Twile8314/
Twlly831/
D'Willey801/
Twilla77178/
Tuille7721/
Twilli772/
Twelle772/
Twllez771/
Tuilly771/
Dwilly770/
Twaley770/
Twle734/
Twly732/
Dwelley71451/
Thuille7159/
Tuiller7111/
Tuillet717/
Twayile711/
Dwillie711/
Twejile711/
Twaaley711/
Twillah711/
Twilayo711/
Dwiller710/
Tweller710/
Tweeley710/
Tuelley710/
Tuilles710/
Twele671,079/
Twili67766/
Twale67395/
Thuillez67373/
Thuiller67166/
Thuillet6780/
Twila6746/
Thuillie6710/
Dwillett672/
Twler672/
Tweiliya671/
Twlie671/
Dwley671/

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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 Twilley
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