Two Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Two Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Two Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2521:304,69321,462
Liberia331:133,5929,935
India181:42,614,743461,117
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
England121:4,643,172139,951
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Two (2,182) may also be a first name.

Two Last Name Facts

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

Two is found most in Iran. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Two click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Two? popularity and diffusion

Two is the 742,570th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname Two occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Two reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Two is also the 160,445th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,182 people.

The last name Two is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 304,693. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside, Bushehr Province, where 13 percent reside and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Two Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Two has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Two surname declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Two Last Name Statistics demography

Two earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning $43,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twoy8614/
Twoo8613/
Thwo864/
Twoh863/
Htwo863/
Twou862/
Tdwo861/
Twoz861/
Twop861/
Twoj861/
Twho861/
Ttwo861/
Twohy75335/
Twood754/
Twoss752/
Thwoh751/
Tuo6779,820/
Twa67611/
Twohie6735/
Dwo6726/
Twuoha672/
Twhous671/
Twoish670/
Twohiy670/
Twoohy670/

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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 Two
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