Towells Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Towells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:449,33929,774
Australia311:870,82953,581
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Towells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towells occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Towells? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Towells reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 449,339. In England Towells is primarily found in: Somerset, where 36 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 21 percent are found and Suffolk, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England Towells exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Towells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towells has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Towells last name increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towells Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Towells earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $55,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towelles931/
Towels92156/
Towlls920/
Towills869/
Toelles861/
Toweles860/
Toels832/
Towls830/
Toweless801/
Towles772,984/
Tuells77171/
Toeles7713/
Towils771/
Toehls771/
Teweles7169/
Tuelles7125/
Tielles7124/
Towless713/
Teulles711/
Teelles711/
Teylles711/
Tevells710/
Toulles710/
Thowles710/
Taels67314/
Tiels67212/
Teals6728/
Thowless6722/
Teels6718/
Tejls6711/
Tyels673/
Tovalles671/
Toils671/
Tawelsse671/
Teuls671/
Towaless671/
Tuels671/
Tawls670/
Teils670/

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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
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  • 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 Towells
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