Twishime Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Twishime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 407 | 1:95,920 | 9,768 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Twishime (68) may also be a first name.
Twishime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twishime Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twishime is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twishime? popularity and diffusion
Twishime is the 578,557th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. Twishime is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Twishime are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 95,920. In Uganda it is most common in: Kisoro District, where 57 percent live, Mubende District, where 16 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Rwanda, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twisime | 93 | 17 | / |
| Tuishime | 88 | 98 | / |
| Tweshime | 88 | 2 | / |
| Twishima | 88 | 1 | / |
| Twisheme | 88 | 1 | / |
| Twesime | 80 | 637 | / |
| Tuishim | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tuishima | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tweesime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twaisima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuisim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuisima | 67 | 756 | / |
| Twesima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuissima | 63 | 31 | / |
| Tuhesime | 63 | 1 | / |
| Thuissima | 59 | 2 | / |
| Tuisem | 57 | 63 | / |
| Tuicima | 53 | 57 | / |
| Thuisem | 53 | 19 | / |
| Tuesimi | 53 | 12 | / |
| Tuisauma | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dueshima | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Twishime
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