Towera Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Towera Surname Definition:
Towera is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: beauty.
Towera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Towera (9,546) may also be a first name.
Towera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Towera is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: beauty.
Towera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Towera is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Towera.
How Common Is The Last Name Towera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Towera is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Towera are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Towera is also the 63,227th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 9,546 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania Towera is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 95 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 4 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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