Towakel Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Towakel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towakel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius421:30,7966,238
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Towakel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towakel is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towakel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Towakel reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name Towakel is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 30,796. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Pamplemousses District, where 95 percent reside, Moka District, where 2 percent reside and Port Louis District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Mauritius this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawakel86158/
Towakil862/
Tawakl77276/
Tuwakl771/
Tawakil715/
Tewekel711/
Tawakkil674/
Thevakel671/
Tavakelova5922/
Tovokelova591/
Tavakil5712/
Tevekel572/
Tevekkel5326/
Thevakil532/
Thavachel501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Towakel
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