Twine Surname

69,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Twine 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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Twine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,0481:9,6441,636
United States1,3951:259,82724,536
England9081:61,3647,239
Australia3371:80,1069,319
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Canada431:856,87466,382
Wales351:88,4157,250
Israel241:356,56829,419
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3781:64,4857,427
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

Twine (85) may also be a first name.

Twine 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

William Tuine, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Nicholas, Richard Twin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Twine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twine is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Twine click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twine? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twine is the 69,769th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,027,428 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Twine reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Twine is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 85 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,048 people, or 1 in 9,644. In Uganda Twine is most prevalent in: Mbarara District, where 6 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 6 percent live and Kampala District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Twine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twine surname grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Twine last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.74% more than the national average, earning R 439,008 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $48,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twiney9137/
Twaine918/
Twinne916/
Thwine912/
Tweine911/
Twinep911/
Twin891,001/
Twinney83132/
Twijane831/
Tweiner831/
Thwin8028,690/
Twene803,380/
Twinn80935/
Twain80438/
Twane80322/
Twyne80224/
Dwine8069/
Twini8068/
Tuine808/
Twiny806/
Twein801/
Twhin801/
Twoin800/
Thwainey779/
Thwayine774/
Twhitney772/
Twayinge771/
Thwane731,192/
Tuinea73363/
Tuinei73217/
Tweney7372/
Twyner7365/
Dwaine7355/
Dwiene7328/
Twainy7317/
Tuiner737/
Twaina736/
Twaney732/
Thwiny732/
Thwini732/
Twaini731/
Twyene731/
T'Wane731/
Twesne731/
Twenje731/
Tweene731/
Tuines731/
Dwiney731/
Htwane731/
Tuineh731/
Tuiney730/
Tuinee730/
Twiten730/
Thuine730/
Twener730/
Twayne730/
Thwayinge712/
Twinahaye711/
Twayneh67168/
Thwaini67162/
Twayini6767/
Tweiten6754/
Twaiten6715/
Twen6712/
Thuiner6712/
Thwainy677/
Twinoha677/
Tweyune675/
Twichen673/
Twegner673/
Twiyana672/
Thwaane672/
Thuinet672/
Tweener671/
Dwainne671/
Twyn671/
Twanhee671/
Tweeney671/
Twaingi671/
Twinnay671/
Tuhaine671/
Tuhinge671/
D'Winer671/
Twjn671/
Twayene671/
Tweting671/
Dwuinge671/
Twoeney670/
Twenney670/
Twinauy670/
Tuiness670/

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