Twyman Surname

89,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Twyman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twineham,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex; compare Deadman and Putman for Debenham and Puttenham; also Swetman for Swettenham.

1565. Edward Preston and Anne Twynam: Marriage Lic.

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Twyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6891:98,25410,933
England1,0801:51,5916,355
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Canada1251:294,76527,374
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Chile191:927,18319,125
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Twyman (139) may also be a first name.

Twyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twineham,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex; compare Deadman and Putman for Debenham and Puttenham; also Swetman for Swettenham.

1565. Edward Preston and Anne Twynam: Marriage Lic. (London).

1671-2. Married — Thomas Fidge and Hester Twyman: Canterbury Cath.

Mr. G. Twyman played for Kent v. Essex in a cricket match, Aug. 15, 1887.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Twyn(h)am, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Twyman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twyman is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twyman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twyman is the 89,856th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,365,476 people. Twyman is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Twyman are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 784,558th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 139 people.

The surname Twyman is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,689 people, or 1 in 98,254. In The United States Twyman is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 8 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Twyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twyman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twyman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Twyman last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Twyman are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount Twyman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.71% more than the national average, earning R 400,920 per year; in United States they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $38,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $50,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweyman9231/
Twymann923/
Twymand920/
Twymon83291/
Twiman835/
Twymam831/
Tweman830/
Twetman7721/
Twaiman771/
Twimane770/
Tweitman7111/
Twesmann7110/
Tuiman67118/
Twittmann67105/
Tueman6778/
Tweitmann6772/
Tweesmann6713/
Twimon671/

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