Towa Surname

96,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Towa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,7631:11,7811,589
DR Congo1,1361:65,0357,666
Papua New Guinea7011:11,6321,052
Japan2551:501,35014,463
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
Ivory Coast1901:121,4285,978
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Benin871:118,80013,087
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England121:4,643,172139,951
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Towa (1,980) may also be a first name.

Towa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻩ, Oriya: େତାୱା) is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,992nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,487,862 people. The surname Towa is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Towa are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 170,039th most numerous given name globally It is held by 1,980 people.

The last name Towa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 11,781. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Towa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Towa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.72% less than the national average, earning R 88,584 per year and in United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towah891,042/
Touwa89375/
Toywa89371/
Towai89229/
Toiwa89223/
Toway89215/
Thowa89206/
Tohwa8932/
Towau8928/
Towha8921/
Towoa8921/
Towea8914/
Towaa8911/
Towua8911/
Toowa8911/
Towna895/
Towaj891/
Towad891/
Dtowa891/
Tojwa891/
Tow864,616/
Tuoway8031/
Thowat8023/
Touwai8021/
Touwah8017/
Towaha8011/
Thoswa8011/
Towaai809/
Towaij808/
Toywua807/
Toiwea807/
Towaap806/
Towats806/
Thowai805/
Thojwa805/
Tohwai804/
Towhaa804/
Towash803/
Thoiwa803/
Toywah802/
Towaih802/
Tobowa802/
Touwap801/
Thoway801/
Toways801/
Touway801/
Touwwa801/
Toswau801/
Towaay801/
Thouwa801/
Thowha801/
Toowai801/
Towhai801/
Toswad801/
Toba7526,406/
Tawa7514,497/
Towo757,816/
Dowa752,563/
Touw752,193/
Tova751,445/
Thow751,408/
Toiw7515/
Htow7514/
Toow759/
Towh752/
Tojw752/
Tosw751/
Towf751/
Toww751/
Ttow751/
Dtow751/
Thobowa73210/
Toshwad731/
Toubowa731/
Thouwai731/
Touba674,633/
Toyba674,365/
Towey672,841/
Toiba672,185/
Tobai672,180/
Tawai671,758/
Tawah671,575/
Taway671,221/
Tobay671,139/
Tahwa671,096/
Towou67808/
Tavoa67592/
Thawa67324/
Tawaa67213/
Tooba67177/
Toiva67173/
Towei67148/
Tawea67137/
Tobaa67130/
Teuwa67129/
Tovai67106/
Tawau67102/
Tawha6791/
Tobau6791/
Touwo6780/
Tobea6761/
Tovoa6754/
Tooua6743/
Tuova6740/
Dhowa6739/
Tovas6738/
Tohva6734/
Touva6728/
Tobaj6725/
Towoh6723/
Tovaç6721/
Tovat6717/
Toiwo6716/
Toova6715/
Tovay6714/
Tovah6714/
Tawwa6714/
Htawa6712/
Towch6712/
Towoi6711/
Toweu6711/
Tosua6710/
Tovap6710/
Downa679/
Thouw679/
Tovaz679/
Tuoba677/
Toiua677/
Ddowa676/
Taawa676/
Tovea675/
Thowo675/
Tawua674/
Tovaj674/
Towoo674/
Toïba674/
Tovws673/
Tawaj673/
Tawaï673/
Thova673/
Towos673/
Towoy673/
Toywo673/
Toyua672/
Tovau672/
Thoww671/
Towth671/
Tuowo671/
Thuow671/
Tobha671/
Toïwo671/
Towoî671/
Toowo671/
Touws671/
Towfe671/
Thowhaad671/
Towwo671/
Toowh671/
Taïwa671/
Dthow671/

Towa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Towa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻩaltwh-
Towa in the Oriya language
େତାୱାetawa-

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Footnotes

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