Towanu Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Towanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
Towanu (18) may also be a first name.
Towanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Towanu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Towanu? popularity and diffusion
Towanu is the 2,605,694th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Towanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Towanu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Towanu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Towanu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Towanu is most numerous in: Ogun, where 84 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Towanu is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towanou | 92 | 2,399 | / |
| Thowanou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Towannou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Touwanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tawanu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Towonu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Towenu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tobanu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tewanou | 77 | 169 | / |
| Tuwangu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Towhenu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Tawanou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Towonou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thuwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuwanut | 71 | 18 | / |
| Towhenou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thuwangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabanu | 67 | 526 | / |
| Tevanu | 67 | 197 | / |
| Tubanu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tabonu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tavenu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tobonu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tovonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tubonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tavonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavanu | 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 Towanu
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