Twiney Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Twiney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twiney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Twiney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twiney occurs most in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Twiney live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Twiney is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent are found, Hampshire, where 22 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 22 percent are found. Other than England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Twiney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Twiney has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Twiney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Twiney surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twinney92132/
Twineyo9223/
Twine917,093/
Twiny916/
Thwainey869/
Twhitney862/
Tweney8372/
Twainy8317/
Twaine838/
Twinne836/
Thwine832/
Twaney832/
Thwiny832/
Twinep831/
Dwiney831/
Tweine831/
Tuiney830/
Twinawe77324/
Thwainy777/
Twinayo772/
Tweneye771/
Tweeney771/
Tweiner771/
Twijane771/
Twinnay771/
Twenney770/
Twinauy770/
Twoeney770/
Twinhoe770/
Twene733,380/
Twane73322/
Twyne73224/
Tweny73151/
Dwine7369/
Twini7368/
Twina7352/
Tuine738/
Tuiny732/
Dwiny731/
Thwayine714/
Twayinge711/
Twinoowe711/
Tweetney710/
Thwane671,192/
Tuinea67363/
Tuinei67217/
Tuinay6773/
Twyner6765/
Dwaine6755/
Dwiene6728/
Thweny6722/
Tuiner677/
Twaina676/
Thwayinge672/
Thwini672/
Twenyo671/
Dwaney671/
Tuineh671/
Twinga671/
Dweney671/
Twenje671/
Twesne671/
T'Wane671/
Twyene671/
Htwane671/
Twaini671/
Tweene671/
Tweniy671/
Twinahaye671/
Tuines671/
Thuine670/
Tueney670/
Twener670/
Twayne670/
Duiney670/
Tuinee670/

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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 Twiney
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