Towend Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Towend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Towend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towend is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towend? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Towend occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Towend live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Towend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towend has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Towend last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towwend927/
Towoend920/
Towends920/
Towen9132/
Townd9111/
Towesend866/
Thowen832/
Towetn831/
Towind831/
Townds831/
Toween831/
Towand830/
Towene830/
Towhen830/
Tawend830/
Toen801,181/
Tousend774/
Towhene772/
Toyen73463/
Toven73338/
Tawen73112/
Touen7386/
Toien7314/
Towem736/
Tojen736/
Tiend733/
Teand731/
Tound731/
Toenh731/
Toent730/
Teund730/
Townt730/
Thousend712/
Towenowa711/
Toeion67275/
Thouen67214/
T'Hoen67169/
Taawen67133/
Toycen67125/
Toicen6775/
Towgin6771/
Tousen6765/
Toisen6738/
Towine6735/
Toihen6735/
Toeyon6728/
Toyeng6728/
Touyen6725/
Tajond6722/
Toiene6714/
Tojeen6714/
Touten6714/
Toiten6711/
Tyojen6711/
Tobein677/
Tovean675/
Theend674/
Toyene673/
Tounds673/
Tohyen673/
Tyoyen672/
Tawand672/
Tejand672/
Tovene672/
Towain672/
Tejned672/
Toeyen672/
Toyeen672/
Toyent672/
Teyand672/
Tuoyen671/
Toueng671/
Towoin671/
Toyond671/
Toeyan671/
Tawean671/
Towuin671/
Tooven671/
Toiand671/
Tojand671/
Toggen671/
Touven671/
Touweting671/
Toundp671/
Tovein671/
Towhin671/
Touene671/
Tawene671/
Tubend671/
Toowichen671/
Tovhen671/
Thoven671/
Tawien671/
Thawen670/
Thuend670/
Tobent670/
Towant670/

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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 Towend
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