Towal Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Towal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Towal (58) may also be a first name.

Towal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towal (Hindi: तोपवाल) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towal is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Towal reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Towal is also the 1,295,729th most common first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.

The surname Towal is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 35 percent are found, National Capital District, where 19 percent are found and Madang, where 17 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Towal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Towal surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towal Last Name Statistics demography

Towal earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.55% less than the national average, earning $24,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towale9122/
Towail9120/
Tuowal919/
Towaal916/
Towall914/
Touwal912/
Toweal911/
Towalt911/
Toswald8315/
Thowale831/
Toshwal831/
Tobal808,266/
Toval802,384/
Tawal80548/
Tewal80518/
Tuwal8052/
Towol8037/
Toubal7311,783/
Tawale73569/
Tobail73207/
Thuwal73157/
Thawal73139/
Toobal7374/
Tauwal7355/
Tuwale7338/
Tovale7318/
Touval7315/
Tawail736/
Tovall735/
Dtewal735/
Thewal734/
Toival734/
Toball734/
Tobeal734/
Tawwal733/
Towole733/
Tawall732/
Tuwwal731/
Tawhal731/
Tawgal731/
Taawal731/
Tovald731/
Tahwal731/
Tovail731/
Tobaul731/
Tawaal731/
Tewall730/
Thawale671,787/
Tuwasil67124/
Thuwail6742/
Toubail6742/
Touvale6723/
Touwole6717/
Tauwald6717/
Toweill6713/
Thewall677/
Tawalle677/
Thovale675/
Tuswald675/
Tawaile672/
Tawaale672/
Thaewal671/
Tahawal671/
Tushwal671/
Touball671/
Tawwale671/
Touwoul671/
Toohual671/
Taswail671/
Touweil671/
Tovagli671/

Towal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Towal in the Hindi language
तोपवालtopavala-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Towal
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