Towel Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

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

Towel Surname Definition:

A Co. Waterford form of O’Toole. SIF 147*

Towel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran911:843,76441,424
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Towel (77) may also be a first name.

Towel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Co. Waterford form of O’Toole. SIF 147*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Towel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towel occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towel? popularity and diffusion

Towel is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Towel reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Towel is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 77 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 843,764. In Iran it is primarily found in: Hamadan Province, where 67 percent live, Tehran Province, where 29 percent live and Hormozgan Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Iran this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Towel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towel has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Towel surname declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Towel surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

Towel earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $47,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towell914,625/
Toweel91216/
Towele91103/
Touwel915/
Toweal911/
Towael911/
Towelt911/
Toowel910/
Toel89831/
Towl89315/
Toiwele8341/
Toweill8313/
Thowell831/
Touweil831/
Towelle830/
Towle8010,210/
Tobel80743/
Towil80382/
Tawel80354/
Touel80135/
Tovel8033/
Toell8028/
Towll8011/
Tuwel805/
Toyel804/
Thowl804/
Htoel801/
Touswell770/
Taweel733,742/
Tovell73753/
Towill73604/
Toubel73142/
Tawell73112/
Tawele7385/
Thowil7383/
Tovele7371/
Tuwael7370/
Towile7333/
Tajoel7329/
Tobell7325/
Towail7320/
Touele7319/
Taouel7317/
Tousel7316/
Toobel7314/
Towgli7314/
Toyele7311/
Tauwel7310/
Taweil737/
Toibel737/
Thovel737/
Touvel734/
Toutel734/
Tobeal734/
Touiel733/
Tuwell733/
Tohgel731/
Thoell731/
Tuwelh731/
Towleh731/
Towild731/
Toytel731/
Tobeel731/
Tobeil731/
Togiel731/
Tosvel731/
Tawiel731/
Touell730/
Thouel730/
Toyell730/
Thowle730/
Teal6714,331/
Teel6711,587/
Tuel671,524/
Teil671,495/
Tiel671,397/
Teul671,211/
Tael671,181/
Toul67817/
Touvell67249/
Tawl67128/
Toil6781/
Thoheel6758/
Towhill6745/
Toussel6726/
Teyl6718/
Tobl6716/
Tawheel6714/
Toovell6711/
Tawelle679/
Towille675/
Dtauwel675/
Touteel674/
Touveil673/
Touelle672/
Tejl672/
Tousell671/
Towgill671/
Toveill671/
Thaweel671/
Tyel671/
Touseel671/
Touyele671/
Tosuele671/
Tawaell670/
Thovell670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Towel
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