Towanou Surname
Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname
Towanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,728 | 1:5,981 | 799 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Towanou (616) may also be a first name.
Towanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Towanou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Towanou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 178,121st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Towanou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Towanou is also the 336,421st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 616 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1,728 people, or 1 in 5,981. In Benin Towanou is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 24 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 18 percent live and Mono Department, where 12 percent live. Not including Benin Towanou exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 26 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thowanou | 93 | 8 | / |
| Towannou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Touwanou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Towanu | 92 | 55 | / |
| Towano | 92 | 19 | / |
| Tawanou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Towonou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Towanue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tawano | 77 | 456 | / |
| Tuwano | 77 | 297 | / |
| Towana | 77 | 181 | / |
| Tawanu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tovano | 77 | 15 | / |
| Towonu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tobanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Touano | 77 | 3 | / |
| Touwangoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Towatna | 71 | 294 | / |
| Tabanou | 71 | 287 | / |
| Tuwanno | 71 | 100 | / |
| Tuwangu | 71 | 55 | / |
| Towanna | 71 | 39 | / |
| Towaina | 71 | 34 | / |
| Tawanoy | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tavanou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Touwana | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tobaino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tawanno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thowana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toywana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tovonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tovanoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toiwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thuwanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Towomno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thowanna | 67 | 174 | / |
| Thuwanut | 67 | 18 | / |
| Thowatna | 67 | 16 | / |
| Towounga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toywanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towanaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tovongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toubonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuwangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thowongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towainah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towuanna | 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 Towanou
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