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 also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Towanu is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Towanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Towanu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 84 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name 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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