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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Towanu is the 2,605,694th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Towanu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Towanu is also the 2,608,198th most common forename throughout the world, held by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently held 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 live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Towanu occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live.
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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