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

Towal (Hindi: तोपवाल) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Towal is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Towal are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Towal is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 35 percent reside, National Capital District, where 19 percent reside and Madang, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Towal occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Towal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Towal surname rose 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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  • 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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