Tow Surname
Approximately 4,616 people bear this surname
Tow Surname Definition:
(English) Tough [Dialectal English tow, Old English tóh]
Tow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,732 | 1:132,672 | 13,948 |
| Malaysia | 799 | 1:36,914 | 3,071 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Mauritania | 69 | 1:59,346 | 4,180 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 413 | 1:121,595 | 11,832 |
Tow (1,868) may also be a first name.
Tow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Tough [Dialectal English tow, Old English tóh]
Another orthography of Tough, which see.
From Thou; a location name in Normandy. Or from the Dutch, Touw; from the German, Thau; a personal name.
Tow Demographics
Average Tow Salary in
United States
$46,169 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮ, Tibetan: ལྟའུ་) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tow.
How Common Is The Last Name Tow? popularity and diffusion
Tow is the 102,147th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,578,758 people. Tow is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Tow are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 176,115th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 1,868 people.
Tow is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,732 people, or 1 in 132,672. In The United States Tow is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.
Tow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tow surname rose 662 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tow surname are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.12% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.28% less than the national average, earning R 141,924 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $46,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towe | 86 | 6,389 | / |
| Towa | 86 | 4,898 | / |
| Touw | 86 | 2,193 | / |
| Thow | 86 | 1,408 | / |
| Toiw | 86 | 15 | / |
| Htow | 86 | 14 | / |
| Toow | 86 | 9 | / |
| Toew | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tojw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Towh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dtow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tosw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Towf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Toww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ttow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Touwe | 75 | 321 | / |
| Thowe | 75 | 114 | / |
| Towhe | 75 | 18 | / |
| Toewf | 75 | 18 | / |
| Toowe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Towch | 75 | 12 | / |
| Tohwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Thouw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tovws | 75 | 3 | / |
| Touws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dthow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toowh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Touyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Towfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thuow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Towth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thoww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thoew | 75 | 0 | / |
| Taw | 67 | 14,440 | / |
| Tob | 67 | 2,054 | / |
| Tov | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Tof | 67 | 213 | / |
| Tuw | 67 | 70 | / |
| Tobowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thoiws | 67 | 0 | / |
Tow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮ | tw | 90 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﻮ | altw | 10 |
| Tow in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྟའུ་ | ta'u | 85.71 |
| སྟའུ་ | ta'u | 14.29 |
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Tow Reference & Research
Tow/Towe/Tower FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Tow/Towe/Tower FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tow
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