Towel Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Towel Surname Definition:
A Co. Waterford form of O’Toole. SIF 147*
Towel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 91 | 1:843,764 | 41,424 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:243,754 | 17,902 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
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*
Towel Demographics
Average Towel Salary in
England
£33,580
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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.
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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
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