Twitchett Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Twitchett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twitchett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:111,21411,481
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales131:238,04114,239
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:85,2298,990
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Twitchett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twitchett is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twitchett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 529,538th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. The last name Twitchett is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Twitchett are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Twitchett is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 111,214. In England Twitchett is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Kent, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Twitchett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twitchett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Twitchett last name increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twitchett Last Name Statistics demography

Twitchett earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $44,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twitchette956/
Twitchet943/
Twichett943/
Twitche881/
Twitchit821/
Twiche801/
Twitchj750/
Twicher750/
Twice71233/
Tuitcheu7138/
Tuechett710/
Tuiche6710/
Twices672/
Dwiche671/
Tweche671/

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Twitchett Reference & Research

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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 Twitchett
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