Towens Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Towens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Towens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towens is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Towens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Towens is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Towens live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Towens is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 82 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live and Durham, where 3 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live.

Towens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Towens surname rose 780 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Towens last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towens surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Towens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.9% less than the national average, earning $19,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towns9112,805/
Toens9137/
Toyens8357/
Tobens8328/
Townse8310/
Towins833/
Towans831/
Touens831/
Townsh831/
Tawens830/
Tovens830/
Townsd830/
Teuwens7799/
Thouens7714/
Townshp771/
Teuns73180/
Tiens73110/
Taens7389/
Touns7371/
Toins7369/
Toenz7329/
Teens7322/
Tawns7321/
Teans735/
Tuens735/
Teins734/
Townz733/
Tuwns731/
Toyns730/
Tousenst7112/
Townschd711/
Theuns671,431/
Thaens67583/
Tobins67505/
Tubens67332/
Tevens6747/
Tounse6739/
Tavens6729/
Tevins6723/
Tabens6715/
Tijons679/
Teyens672/
Theans671/
Tevons671/
Tevans671/
Teinås671/
Tobyns671/
Tayons671/
Tiyens671/
Tounst671/
Toyins671/
Tovins670/
Toions670/
Thoins670/
Tehans670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Towens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis