Towas Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Towas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Towas (41) may also be a first name.

Towas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Towas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Towas has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Towas live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Towas is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 41 people.

Towas is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Towas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towas Last Name Statistics demography

Towas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towase91230/
Towats916/
Thowas915/
Towash913/
Toways911/
Towashe833/
Thowase831/
Tawas801,384/
Tobas80200/
Tuwas8041/
Tovas8038/
Tewas8032/
Towac805/
Towos803/
Towaj801/
Towaz801/
Tawash73299/
Tobash73188/
Tawast73142/
Tuwase73120/
Tobais73104/
Tawase7374/
Toubas7373/
Tovaas7372/
Towose7347/
Tobeas7339/
Toveas7315/
Tobass7313/
Tawais7310/
Towaij738/
Tovase737/
Thawas736/
Toivas734/
Tawass733/
Towots733/
Toyuas732/
Touvas732/
Toweus731/
Tawuas731/
Tawats731/
Tawasd731/
Tovìas731/
Tobasz731/
Tobays731/
Tawaus731/
Towace731/
Tobìas731/
Toweys730/
Touvais6736/
Tawasse6730/
Towoshe6710/
Tawashe678/
Thawase677/
Tuwashe677/
Tobaihs673/
Htewash672/
Touwose672/
Tawaise672/
Tobaish671/
Tovhash671/
Toibaas671/
Toshuas670/
Toubeas670/

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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 Towas
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