Toews Surname

58,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Toews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,4561:6,753994
United States1,9841:182,69118,232
Paraguay9091:7,961512
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Toews Last Name Facts

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

Toews is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toews? popularity and diffusion

Toews is the 58,392nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 841,518 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Toews are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Toews is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 5,456 people, or 1 in 6,753. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 36 percent live, British Columbia, where 24 percent live and Alberta, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Paraguay, where 10 percent live.

Toews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Toews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toews last name expanded 12,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Toews surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toews earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $44,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% less than the national average, earning $45,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoews918/
Tews896,803/
Tows89145/
Thews80934/
Toevs80344/
Toebs8033/
Teuws807/
Taews805/
Tovws803/
Thows803/
Touws801/
Theuws73525/
Töws671,378/
Taws67407/
Tefs67144/
Tovs678/
Tofs671/

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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
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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 Toews
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