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 surname Towanou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 178,121st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. The surname Towanou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Towanou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 336,421st most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 616 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 1,728 people, or 1 in 5,981. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 24 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 18 percent are found and Mono Department, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Benin it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 26 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
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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