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

The last name Towerton occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Towerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Towerton reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 442,552. In Australia it is most common in: Queensland, where 82 percent are found, New South Wales, where 15 percent are found and Western Australia, where 3 percent are found. Beside Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Towerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Towerton surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Towerton
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