Towert Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

Towert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Towert Last Name Facts

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

Towert is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towert is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Towert live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Towert is most common in: Gauteng, where 95 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Towert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towert has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Towert last name declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towert Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Towert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.52% more than the national average, earning R 428,988 per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning $45,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tower919,006/
Towart83374/
Tobert83363/
Thower8322/
Towere8317/
Toweir834/
Touwer832/
Towier832/
Towger831/
Tovert831/
Toweer831/
Towerz831/
Towerd831/
Toer80155/
Toubert77211/
Toobert7725/
Touwere7715/
Tohvert7713/
Tevoert7711/
Toibert778/
Thovert775/
Tojbert772/
Touvert771/
Thowart771/
Touweer771/
Tober735,819/
Tawer732,959/
Toyer731,698/
Touer73953/
Tyoer73341/
Tover73318/
Tourt73114/
Tiert7382/
Teart7379/
Towir7340/
Tojer7315/
Toier735/
Tyert731/
Toehr731/
Towre731/
Thoubert7112/
Towouher711/
Thowheer711/
Thowarth711/
Theart672,393/
Tabert671,437/
Tourte671,217/
Toward67946/
Tubert67930/
Tohver67458/
Thawer67342/
Thoyer67246/
Touere67222/
Touber67215/
Toyber67157/
Tewart67129/
Toiber67104/
Tavert67101/
Touier6775/
Togger6756/
Tovere6752/
Teartt6747/
Touyer6742/
Tyoyer6742/
Toover6735/
Tawere6721/
Tobher6720/
Tijert6719/
Tauert6719/
Tearte6715/
Tyojer6715/
Toiret6714/
Thover6713/
Taweer6713/
Tevert6712/
Towhir6711/
Tayert6710/
Teuert679/
Tevort678/
Tehart676/
Touver675/
Tawart674/
Towair674/
Tovier673/
Thowre673/
Tuvert673/
Thaert672/
Towyor672/
Teyret672/
Togier671/
Tojeer671/
Tobear671/
Touwre671/
Tovart671/
Toober671/
Thojer671/
Tahwer671/
Tauwer671/
Toberd671/
Tyoier671/
Tägert671/
Teurte671/
Toyere671/
Tousverts671/
Taouer671/
Thyert671/
Tawier671/
Toberh671/
Teeart671/
Tooyer670/
Tearts670/
Toyher670/
Toyier670/
Thiert670/
Toujer670/
Toyret670/

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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
  • 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 Towert
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