Towek Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Towek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Towek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Towek is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Towek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Towek is the 4,427,875th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Towek reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Towek is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 53 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 47 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Towek occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touwek | 91 | 9 | / |
| Toek | 89 | 211 | / |
| Touweke | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tojek | 80 | 253 | / |
| Toyek | 80 | 97 | / |
| Tawek | 80 | 32 | / |
| Tovek | 80 | 10 | / |
| Toweg | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tuwek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tewek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Toeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Taweek | 73 | 45 | / |
| Tuweke | 73 | 39 | / |
| Taweke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tobekk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Touyek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Taswek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toyeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Touiek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayoek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taweik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teweik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tojeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Htewek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taek | 67 | 9,519 | / |
| Touk | 67 | 584 | / |
| Teik | 67 | 480 | / |
| Teak | 67 | 451 | / |
| Teek | 67 | 321 | / |
| Tiek | 67 | 303 | / |
| Toeg | 67 | 49 | / |
| Toik | 67 | 46 | / |
| Teuk | 67 | 28 | / |
| Touwick | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toec | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Taweekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tyek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tojk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thobeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toubeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teeweek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Towek
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