Twizell Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Twizell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twizell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:311,27423,420
Canada481:767,61660,775
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485

Twizell Last Name Facts

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

Twizell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twizell? popularity and diffusion

Twizell is the 959,117th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Twizell reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England Twizell is most numerous in: Durham, where 31 percent live, Northumberland, where 23 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Twizell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twizell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twizell Last Name Statistics demography

Twizell earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twizzell9316/
Twizel922/
Twizzel861/
Twisell860/
Twichell80725/
Twissell80162/
Twitcell800/
Tweezell800/
Twitchell754,002/
Twitshell751/
Twichel7182/
Twijsel7133/
Twießel7110/
Twiesel717/
Twissel712/
Twistchell711/
Twitcel710/
Twitchel67126/
Twiessel677/
Twitchll670/
Twichill670/
Tuichell670/
Twissill670/

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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 Twizell
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