Towai Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Towai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Towai (148) may also be a first name.

Towai Last Name Facts

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

Towai is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Towai? popularity and diffusion

Towai is the 1,079,669th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Towai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Towai live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 757,758th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 148 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 55,847. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 28 percent live, East New Britain, where 14 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent live and Northern Mariana Islands, where 6 percent live.

Towai Last Name Statistics demography

Towai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touwai9121/
Towaai919/
Towaij918/
Thowai915/
Tohwai914/
Towaih912/
Towaia911/
Toowai911/
Towhai911/
Towa894,898/
Towi89439/
Towaiit835/
Thouwai831/
Tobai802,180/
Tawai801,758/
Towah801,042/
Tuwai80849/
Touwa80375/
Toywa80371/
Towie80330/
Toiwa80223/
Toway80215/
Thowa80206/
Towei80148/
Tovai80106/
Toewa8050/
Tewai8034/
Tohwa8032/
Towau8028/
Towha8021/
Towoa8021/
Towio8016/
Towea8014/
Towui8013/
Towoi8011/
Towaa8011/
Towua8011/
Toowa8011/
Towgi805/
Towip804/
Touwi803/
Thowi802/
Towih802/
Towaj801/
Towad801/
Towhi801/
Dtowa801/
Tojwa801/
Towis801/
Thawai73855/
Tauwai73603/
Tawhai73410/
Tawaia73315/
Tobaie73270/
Tuiwai73258/
Tawayi73202/
Towaye73100/
Tobaji7386/
Tawaih7385/
Toubai7349/
Towawe7339/
Tohwae7336/
Tuoway7331/
Thowat7323/
Tobaih7319/
Tovgai7318/
Touwah7317/
Towajo7316/
Tawaji7315/
Tawaio7315/
Tuwaji7314/
Toeway7314/
Towaha7311/
Thoswa7311/
Tobaii739/
Toibai738/
Toywua737/
Toiwea737/
Towaap736/
Towieh736/
Towats736/
Toewih735/
Teewai735/
Towoyi735/
Thojwa735/
Toevai734/
Towich734/
Toweya734/
Towhaa734/
Thewai733/
Tobaio733/
Towash733/
Tawaii733/
Thoiwa733/
Tobhai733/
Tewayi732/
Toywah732/
Tuwayi732/
Toivai732/
Tovait732/
Touwap731/
Tawaie731/
Thuwai731/
Ttobai731/
Toweie731/
Thoway731/
Toways731/
Toewea731/
Towoji731/
Towuyi731/
Tuowei731/
Teuwai731/
Touvai731/
Touway731/
Touwui731/
Touwwa731/
Tovaia731/
Toswau731/
Towaay731/
Towaja731/
Towayo731/
Towiji731/
Tawaai731/
Tawaiu731/
Thouwa731/
Thowha731/
Thowid731/
Towaya731/
Toweia731/
Tobaai731/
Tohwid731/
Toobai731/
Toswad731/
Tahwai731/
Towitt730/
Tabi6726,594/
Toba6726,406/
Tobi6715,463/
Tawa6714,497/
Tawi676,423/
Towe676,389/
Tuwa673,190/
Tewa672,469/
Tavi671,721/
Tova671,445/
Tovi671,184/
Tewi67378/
Towiyah67366/
Tuwi67320/
Toubaji67150/
Touwaye67142/
Touvais6736/
Touvgai6734/
Tahawai6713/
Tobayhi6711/
Toobaie677/
Tuwajiy676/
Towy675/
Ttauwai675/
Toewaye674/
Towayee673/
Toeweah673/
Towé673/
Tuswayi671/
Toshwad671/
Touweie671/
Thawaji671/
Tawaaia671/
Towieah671/
Toewhea671/
Tobahia671/
Tawaiyi671/
Ta'awai671/
Tobahai671/
Touwaya671/
Towhish671/
Touhbai671/
Tawaiha671/
Tawaitt671/
Toweiyo671/
Tawahii671/
Towj671/
Thahwai671/
Teewaji671/

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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 Towai
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