Twina Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Israel

Twina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Israel141:611,26042,949
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Twina (172) may also be a first name.

Twina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twina occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Twina.

How Common Is The Last Name Twina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Twina occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Twina are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 172 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Twina is most common in: Hoima District, where 64 percent live, Kabarole District, where 9 percent live and Kibaale District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda Twina is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Twina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twina has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twaina916/
Twinga911/
Twinoha837/
Twainga831/
Twinnay831/
Twinauy830/
Tuina806,081/
Dwina80241/
Twena80167/
Twino80119/
Twyna800/
Twinooha771/
Tuinea73363/
Tuinay7373/
Twiney7337/
Tweena7335/
Tuaina7311/
Tuinas731/
Thwena731/
Thuina731/
Tuisna731/
Tuinai731/
Twynha731/
Twinahaye711/
Twinney67132/
Dwignas672/
Thuaina671/
Thwinoo671/
Tuhinay671/
Tuhiena671/
Tuohina671/

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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 Twina
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis