Twumwaah Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Twumwaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Twumwaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Twumwaah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twumwaah occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twumwaah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 921,780th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Twumwaah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twumwaa932,788/
Twumwah934/
Twumbaah882/
Twumuaah881/
Tumwah864/
Tumaah861/
Dwumaah8028/
Tumewah8022/
Tumaiah804/
Tawumah801/
Tumiwah801/
Twmuwaa801/
Tumwa771,351/
Tumah77349/
Tumaa77155/
Tumaiyah7519/
Tumayyah758/
Tuwaemah753/
Tummaiah751/
Dwumah713,920/
Tumiwa712,422/
Tumiah71130/
Tumaya71111/
Tummaa7181/
Taumaa7136/
Toumah7127/
Tumaia7123/
Tumewa7122/
Tuwuma7114/
Teumah7113/
Tumaua7110/
Tuumwa7110/
Tamaah719/
Temwah716/
Tummah715/
Tuamah715/
Tyumwa714/
Tumuwa713/
Tomwah713/
Tuamaa713/
Timaah713/
Twumba712/
Toumwa712/
Tawuma712/
Taumah712/
Dwumaa711/
Tumaih711/
Tiwuma711/
Tuwama711/
Tumawa711/
Tuemah711/
Tuomah711/
Twum6734,986/
Tuma6716,697/
Tumayao67543/
Timaiah67101/
Tumayay6764/
Tmah6745/
Tumiyah6736/
Tamayah6726/
Taumaia6717/
Dwi Umayah675/
Tamaiah675/
Tuwaema675/
Taumaua674/
Touamah674/
Toumaya674/
Tummaia673/
Tuyimah673/
Tuaimah673/
Toumaia672/
Twmh672/
Tumh671/
Tuawama671/
Twma671/
Twamaya671/
Tmwh671/
Tumw671/
Tuumwai671/
Tawamah671/
Dumaiah671/
Tumawai671/
Tumawia671/
Tumayya671/
Tuohmaa671/
Toumewa671/
Dumewaa671/
Tamwaya671/
Teummah671/
Tumwayo671/
Tumwawe671/
Twomwey531/

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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
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  • 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 Twumwaah
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