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 occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Two? popularity and diffusion

The last name Two is the 742,570th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Two are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 160,445th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 2,182 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 304,693. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live, Bushehr Province, where 13 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 9 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Two Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Two has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Two last name contracted 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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