Towia Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Towia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Towia (23) may also be a first name.

Towia Last Name Facts

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

Towia is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Towia are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

Towia is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 53 percent are found, Chimbu, where 24 percent are found and Madang, where 18 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Towia exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Vanuatu, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towiah9146/
Toweia911/
Tojwia911/
Toewiah8381/
Towieah831/
Tobia807,312/
Tawia802,250/
Tovia80355/
Towio8016/
Tewia804/
Thowaiya7742/
Tawiah7347,554/
Toubia737,490/
Tovias733,608/
Tewiah73655/
Tawija73145/
Thawia73104/
Teewia7362/
Tobija7336/
Tawiha7325/
Toviaz7316/
Touvia7310/
Tobiha737/
Toweah736/
Toobia735/
Toweya734/
Tawuia734/
Toviah733/
Tobiaľ731/
Tuobia731/
Tewija731/
Tobiaș731/
Toviaa731/
Toivia731/
Tawiae731/
Tauwia731/
Towyah731/
Toybia731/
Towjai731/
Thawiha67288/
Tovieha67206/
Teewiah6723/
Toweyei6718/
Toubiah6716/
Thawiah675/
Tobaiya675/
Toviaou673/
Taawiha671/
Towaiyo671/
Tawaiya671/
Tobiahy671/
Tawihay671/
Toweiyo671/
Tawaaia671/
Towagio671/
Toviash671/
Tewoiya671/
Tewoyia671/

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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 Towia
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