Towe Surname
Approximately 6,389 people bear this surname
Towe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,607 | 1:100,488 | 11,156 |
| Papua New Guinea | 727 | 1:11,216 | 995 |
| England | 278 | 1:200,425 | 17,512 |
| Nigeria | 267 | 1:663,456 | 30,992 |
| Cameroon | 249 | 1:83,410 | 10,155 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Canada | 190 | 1:193,924 | 19,047 |
| Benin | 154 | 1:67,114 | 8,194 |
| Ivory Coast | 116 | 1:198,890 | 8,549 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Namibia | 75 | 1:32,125 | 4,827 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Northern Ireland | 67 | 1:27,538 | 2,970 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 86 | 1:283,435 | 19,633 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:473,761 | 33,810 |
The alternate forms: Töwe (126) & Towé (3) are calculated separately.
Towe (998) may also be a first name.
Towe Demographics
Average Male Towe Height
178.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Towe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Towe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Töwe or Towé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towe? popularity and diffusion
Towe is the 76,670th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,140,640 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Towe are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Towe is also the 254,712th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 998 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,607 people, or 1 in 100,488. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, Kentucky, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Towe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Towe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towe surname rose 3,403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Towe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Towe last name is chiefly Anglican (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States Towe are 26.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Towe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.72% less than the national average, earning R 90,960 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,548 CAD per year.
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Towe Reference & Research
Tow/Towe/Tower FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Tow/Towe/Tower FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Towe
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