Towam Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Towam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Towam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Towam occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Towam? popularity and diffusion
Towam is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Towam live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Towam is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 88 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towame | 91 | 89 | / |
| Towaim | 91 | 35 | / |
| Thowam | 91 | 9 | / |
| Touwam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Touwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tawam | 80 | 2,634 | / |
| Towan | 80 | 1,053 | / |
| Towom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tovam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tewam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Towane | 73 | 438 | / |
| Toubam | 73 | 23 | / |
| Towome | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tuwaim | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tuhwam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Thowan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Toiwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Towoum | 73 | 5 | / |
| Towwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tuwame | 73 | 4 | / |
| Touwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thawam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Toibam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Towain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuowan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toowan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tobeam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tewaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tovaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Towaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toswan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Towhom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Towgan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tobham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thowane | 67 | 83 | / |
| Towahan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Touwane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuowang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tawasim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thouwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thowhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thowwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toowuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toiwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tochwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuwame | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Towam
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