Twn Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Twn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Twn (15) may also be a first name.

Twn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twn is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Twn occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Twn live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Twn is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,421,668. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 36 percent reside, Udon Thani Province, where 36 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Thailand Twn exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twin861,001/
Twen8612/
Twnt862/
Htwn861/
Dtwn861/
Twng861/
Twne861/
Twyn861/
Thwin7528,690/
Twinn75935/
Tween75445/
Twoen7563/
Twynn756/
Thwen751/
Tdwne751/
Twymn751/
Twenk750/
Dwn6712/
Twinne676/
Thwien671/
Twinng670/
Thwyng670/

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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 Twn
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