Twin Surname

361,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Twin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the twin,' one of twin brothers or sisters, a natural sobriquet.

Edmund Twyn, Close Rolls, 8 Henry IV.

Thomas Twyne, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.

Laurence Twine, 1564: ibid.

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Twin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England1251:445,74429,621
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia871:310,29526,919
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Jordan141:631,60313,893
France131:5,109,440259,941
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Israel101:855,76354,181
India101:76,706,538639,611
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brunei21:209,3663,098
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Macau11:601,6301,582
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Twin (2,289) may also be a first name.

Twin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the twin,' one of twin brothers or sisters, a natural sobriquet.

Edmund Twyn, Close Rolls, 8 Henry IV.

Thomas Twyne, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.

Laurence Twine, 1564: ibid.

1612-3. Stephen Newson and Avice Twine: Marriage Lic. (London).

1624. William Clarke and Anne Twynn: ibid.

1698. Married — Francis Palmer and Catharine Twine: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1750. — Henry Twin and Mary Johns: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Twin [Old English ge)twinn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Twin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twin (Arabic: توامي) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 361,434th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 25 percent of Twin reside; 24 percent reside in North America and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Twin is also the 155,874th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,289 people.

Twin is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Without taking into account Egypt this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Twin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twin surname expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Twin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwin8928,690/
Twine897,093/
Twinn89935/
Twain89438/
Twhin891/
Twein891/
Twoin890/
Twn8615/
Twaine808/
Twinne806/
Thwine802/
Tweine801/
Thwien801/
Twinng800/
Tuin753,105/
Dwin75265/
Twim7524/
Twen7512/
Twnt752/
Twyn751/
Htwn751/
Dtwn751/
Twjn751/
Twng751/
Twne751/
Twene673,380/
Tween67445/
Thuin67262/
Twyne67224/
Tuing67126/
Twoen6763/
Twynn676/
Dwimn675/
Tuinn675/
Dtuin672/
Tuint672/
Dwinn671/
Twymn671/
Tdwne671/
Thwen671/
Twenk670/

Twin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Twin in the Arabic language
تواميtwamy-

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