Towerton Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Towerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia611:442,55234,724
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Towerton Last Name Facts

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

Towerton is found most in Australia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. Towerton is predominantly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Towerton reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most common in Australia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 442,552. In Australia Towerton is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 82 percent live, New South Wales, where 15 percent live and Western Australia, where 3 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Towerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towerton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Towerton surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Towerton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.69% less than the national average, earning $27,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourton8036/
Tourtong759/
Tayerton754/
Thourton753/
Tourthong712/
Tauberton710/
Tachverton671/
Tourtun671/
Theirthong671/
Teerthan631/
Tourthom631/
Tairthon630/
Tourtanova561/

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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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  • 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 Towerton
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