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 more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Twiney.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Twiney reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent live, Hampshire, where 22 percent live and Wiltshire, where 22 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Twiney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Twiney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Twiney 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 carrying the Twiney last name is predominantly 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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