Tou Surname

26,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso14,7811:1,242189
Cambodia8751:17,7001,230
Indonesia8661:152,71314,976
United States5691:637,01051,261
Ivory Coast4741:48,6733,013
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Tanzania3031:174,72515,264
China2811:4,865,913451
Papua New Guinea2431:33,5543,923
Algeria2251:171,69621,390
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
Iran831:925,09143,938
Thailand811:872,078137,928
France771:862,633101,453
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Laos491:134,456157
Cook Islands491:37131
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Norway411:125,42216,333
Macau361:16,712310
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Niger281:685,42916,503
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
India131:59,005,029552,550
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Wales41:773,63329,106
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Tou (86,012) may also be a first name.

Tou Last Name Facts

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

Tou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮ, Marathi: टोऊ, Russian: Тоу, Tibetan: ལྟའུ་) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,295th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 356,133 people. The surname Tou is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tou reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,634th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 86,012 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 14,781 people, or 1 in 1,242. In Burkina Faso Tou is primarily found in: Cascades Region, where 90 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Burkina Faso it is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Tou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tou last name expanded 3,793 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tou surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning 342,684 kr per year; in Peru they earn 87.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,288 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.32% less than the national average, earning R 91,908 per year; in United States they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $44,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tous865,701/
Tout864,094/
Toue861,841/
Touh861,737/
Touš86472/
Toux86391/
Thou86346/
Tohu86166/
Touz86150/
Toud8674/
Tgou8643/
Toup8636/
Touj8628/
Touy8627/
Toué862/
Téou861/
Ttou861/
Dtou861/
Tu801,573,859/
To80488,234/
Touch7576,444/
Touya752,889/
Tayou752,396/
Touha751,217/
Thouy75448/
Teyou75405/
Touhy75372/
Touij75349/
Touhe75327/
Touia75258/
Touet75243/
Touhs75239/
Touja75238/
Touye75236/
Touji75234/
Tajou75113/
Touee75100/
Toush7581/
Taoue7570/
Touje7569/
Touyo7567/
Thoue7555/
Toutt7548/
Touyz7542/
Toudt7528/
Touss7528/
Toutz7519/
Toueh7514/
Taiou759/
Thoué758/
Touts756/
Touie755/
Toues754/
Tyouu754/
Thouh753/
Toujo753/
Toued752/
Toust751/
Touep751/
Touez751/
Touiy751/
Toupf751/
Htoue751/
Tooue751/
Toiau751/
Touyt751/
Dtoud751/
Ttous751/
Dttou751/
Toult750/
Thoup750/
Thu67340,821/
Tut67192,811/
Toe67124,826/
Top6797,084/
Tuo6779,820/
Toh6754,952/
Tot6750,572/
Tau6748,900/
Too6738,537/
Tuy6737,508/
Toy6731,865/
Tho6728,222/
Tuz6726,013/
Toi6725,136/
Toj6713,071/
Toa679,141/
Tui678,159/
Tux676,203/
Tuğ674,764/
Tue674,002/
Tod673,767/
Ttu673,645/
Htu673,564/
Toz673,402/
Tuj673,182/
Tos672,877/
Teu672,429/
Tuç672,169/
Tud671,870/
Tus671,550/
Tohoue67920/
Tuu67876/
Toujas67571/
Tup67538/
Tuş67538/
Tuh67510/
Toğ67371/
Toš67319/
Tahoue67302/
Toï67280/
Taoued67204/
Toç67203/
Tousch67133/
Thoutt67131/
Thouez67105/
Taoues6775/
Toî6770/
Touyet6755/
Tto6738/
Dtu6735/
Tão6732/
Touowa6719/
Hto6718/
Toť6714/
Tahjou6712/
Dto6711/
Tgu6711/
Tayhou6711/
Touyeh6710/
Teyhou6710/
Tgo679/
Toś679/
Taihou677/
Thouia675/
Toutts674/
Taouet674/
Thaiou674/
Touhie673/
Toujet673/
Tayous672/
Toutch672/
Taouhe672/
Tayouh672/
Teihou672/
Toyaus671/
Toujip671/
Thoudh671/
Thouja671/
Thouss671/
Tajous671/
T'O671/
T'U671/
Touggi671/
Thouji671/
Tuohou671/
Tuß671/
Tuá671/
Tuÿ671/
Tïo671/
Theiou671/
Toá671/
Toş671/
Toujad671/
Toujàs671/
Thoush671/
Thouët671/
Ttayou671/
Touyss671/
Touhee671/
Touiat671/
Tìo671/
Touyos671/
Touyot671/
Taïoue671/
Toujes670/
Touett670/

Tou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tou in the Marathi language
टोऊto'u-
Tou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮtw83.33
ﺍﺗﻮatw8.33
ﺃﺗﻮatw8.33
Tou in the Tibetan language
ལྟའུ་ta'u50
ཏའུ་ta'u50
Tou in the Russian language
Тоуtou-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tou
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