Thowu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Thowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Thowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thowu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thowu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thowu live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Thowu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Thowu is most frequent in: Zombo District, where 56 percent are found, Masindi District, where 37 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thowou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Towu | 89 | 128 | / |
| Towou | 80 | 808 | / |
| Thewu | 80 | 115 | / |
| Thawu | 80 | 111 | / |
| Towau | 80 | 28 | / |
| Towui | 80 | 13 | / |
| Toweu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Towus | 80 | 10 | / |
| Touwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thovu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Towut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Towuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Towouh | 73 | 78 | / |
| Towuhe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tahbou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Touwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Touweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tohbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toswau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Touwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toowup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toweus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Towult | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tobu | 67 | 2,777 | / |
| Tewu | 67 | 1,379 | / |
| Tawu | 67 | 611 | / |
| Tovu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tauhwud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tachwut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoibuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwoud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Thowu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis