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Where Does The Last Name Twist Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Twist is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twist? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 81,059^th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,793 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Twist are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 740,891^st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 154 people.

The surname Twist is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 2,134 people, or 1 in 26,110. In England Twist is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 20 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Lancashire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England Twist occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Twist Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Twist has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Twist surname grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 229 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Twist Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Methodist (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Twist last name are 6.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning 431,507 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $54,098 CAD per year.