Twu Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

Twu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Twu (42) may also be a first name.

Twu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twu is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twu is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Twu reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Twu is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 2,294,044. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 52 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Twu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twu last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.67% being registered with the party.

Twu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.59% more than the national average, earning $69,726 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twuh865/
Twau864/
Twou862/
Twui861/
Dtwu861/
Twuu861/
Twut861/
Twuj861/
Tweu861/
Twuz861/
Twuit752/
Tdwud751/
Twubp751/
Tweuh751/
Twuss750/
Dwu679/
Twhous671/

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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 Twu
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