Towi Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Towi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1921:688,79853,601
Papua New Guinea1591:51,2816,448
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Towi (927) may also be a first name.

Towi Last Name Facts

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

Towi occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 678,631st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Towi are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 265,766th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 927 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 688,798. In Indonesia Towi is primarily concentrated in: South Sumatra, where 31 percent are found, East Java, where 23 percent are found and Central Java, where 13 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Towi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towi last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towie89330/
Towai89229/
Towei89148/
Towio8916/
Towui8913/
Towoi8911/
Towgi895/
Towip894/
Touwi893/
Thowi892/
Towih892/
Towhi891/
Towis891/
Touwai8021/
Towaai809/
Towaij808/
Towieh806/
Toewih805/
Thowai805/
Towich804/
Tohwai804/
Towaih802/
Toweie801/
Tuowei801/
Touwui801/
Thowid801/
Toowai801/
Tohwid801/
Towhai801/
Towitt800/
Tobi7515,463/
Tawi756,423/
Towe756,389/
Tovi751,184/
Tewi75378/
Tuwi75320/
Towy755/
Towé753/
Towj751/
Towhish731/
Thouwai731/
Tuwei6710,258/
Thawi675,171/
Toubi673,948/
Towey672,841/
Toweh672,339/
Tobai672,180/
Tawai671,758/
Tovio671,324/
Tuwai67849/
Taboi67719/
Toowy67707/
Tuboi67582/
Touwa67375/
Toywa67371/
Toobi67331/
Touwe67321/
Toiwa67223/
Toway67215/
Toiva67173/
Thewi67169/
Toewe67135/
Tawih67119/
Tawie67117/
Thowe67114/
Tovai67106/
Toovi6794/
Towee6784/
Tobei6768/
Toboi6767/
Tewiy6758/
Tawei6757/
Tuovi6745/
Tovis6744/
Tawhi6743/
Thovi6736/
Tewai6734/
Tobih6732/
Toibi6731/
Tahwi6727/
Tobui6725/
Tobhi6724/
Tovie6724/
Touvi6723/
Towha6721/
Towoa6721/
Toivi6720/
Toive6718/
Towhe6718/
Tawii6718/
Towea6714/
Tewei6714/
Toowe6713/
Tuwie6713/
Towaa6711/
Toowa6711/
Toibe6711/
Toweu6711/
Towue6710/
Tovoi6710/
Tohwe679/
Tobij678/
Toevi677/
Tevoi677/
Tgawi677/
Tovhi676/
Tojui676/
Tovii676/
Tawoi676/
Tovei676/
Tewie676/
Toiby675/
Toybi675/
Tavoi675/
Toviš675/
Tawwi674/
Tobyi674/
Tauwi673/
Towoy673/
Taawi672/
Tooui672/
Towyo672/
Toivy672/
Tewui672/
Toviy671/
Towaj671/
Towed671/
Ttobi671/
Touwy671/
Htawi671/
Tehwi671/
Towoî671/
Tohvi671/
Tosvi671/
Tawgi671/
Tawiy671/
Tawui671/
Dtawi671/
Tojwa671/
Toiwy671/
Thuwi671/
Toyui671/
Tovip671/
Tovit671/
Tuwoi671/
Tawyi671/
Towhy670/

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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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  • 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 Towi
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