Tawer Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Tawer Surname Definition:

(English) Leather-Dresser [from Middle English tawen, to prepare skins; Old English táwian, to prepare, dress]

Tawer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
India301:25,568,846339,406
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England111:5,065,278148,650
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Tawer (111) may also be a first name.

Tawer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Leather-Dresser [from Middle English tawen, to prepare skins; Old English táwian, to prepare, dress]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tawer: a skinner or leather-dresser; hence Tower and Tuer.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Tawer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawer (Hindi: तवॅर) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tawer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,316th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tawer live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Tawer is also the 890,531st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 111 people.

The surname Tawer is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Apart from Sudan it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Tawer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tawer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tawer surname expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tawer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tawer surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Tawer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawer91342/
Tajwer9127/
Tawere9121/
Taweer9113/
Tahwer911/
Tauwer911/
Tawier911/
Taer892,307/
Tahawer8316/
Tawhere834/
Taywear831/
Taiwere831/
Tajweer831/
Tawheer831/
Tauswer831/
Htaswer831/
Taber8012,361/
Tower809,006/
Tauer802,888/
Tayer802,682/
Tajer802,398/
Taver80884/
Tawir80331/
Tawre80287/
Tewer80107/
Taier8055/
Taerh808/
Taschwer77276/
Tasweire771/
Thaaweer771/
Thayer7325,158/
Tauber7311,312/
Thaver732,471/
Thajer731,591/
Thauer73796/
Tagger73660/
Taiber73240/
Tavier73203/
Thawre73143/
Thaier73110/
Tavere73110/
Tavert73101/
Taveer7385/
Teaver7384/
Taaber7376/
Towert7352/
Tabeer7352/
Taheir7351/
Tavger7349/
Tawreh7342/
Tayere7337/
Tatver7326/
Tayver7325/
Thower7322/
Tayber7320/
Tauert7319/
Tajeer7318/
Towere7317/
Tahyer7316/
Tawire7315/
Tasver7312/
Tavear7311/
Tavher7310/
Tayert7310/
Taaver739/
Taberh739/
Tayier736/
Tabear736/
Taheur735/
Tauver734/
Thewer734/
Teewer734/
Toweir734/
Taiver733/
Taberr732/
Tabher732/
Taverz732/
Touwer732/
Tajwir732/
Tayher732/
Tahver732/
Towier732/
Tayeer732/
Taiere732/
Towger731/
Toweer731/
Tehwer731/
Tawhre731/
Teweur731/
Taierh731/
Towerz731/
Tahger731/
Towerd731/
Tawair731/
Tawayr731/
Taouer731/
Tauere731/
Thawir731/
Taiher731/
Tauyer730/
Teaber730/
Tayerr730/
Thaweesre711/
Taur6710,993/
Tair678,446/
Teer673,652/
Tear672,241/
Tyer672,164/
Tier671,899/
Tuer67777/
Tasveer67716/
Teir67297/
Tajr67176/
Toer67155/
Teur6745/
Taivere6725/
Tayr6722/
Theaver6720/
Tauvere6715/
Touwere6715/
Tavhere677/
Thavere675/
Tajgeer673/
Tgauerh673/
Tauvert672/
Thagher672/
Thaveer671/
Thayert671/
Thayver671/
Thaheir671/
Tajveer671/
Taavere671/
Tauveer671/
Tahwreh671/
Taiveer671/
Touweer671/
Tawaire671/
Tawayjr671/
Tasvear671/
Taouere671/
Tayerre671/
Tayhert671/
Taabeer671/
Thayere670/
Thagier670/
Thewier670/

Tawer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawer in the Hindi language
तवॅरtavera-

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