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 is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thowu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thowu is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thowu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Thowu is most numerous in: Zombo District, where 56 percent are found, Masindi District, where 37 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 7 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname 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
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