Towin Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Towin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Towin (92) may also be a first name.

Towin Last Name Facts

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

Towin is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Towin.

How Common Is The Last Name Towin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Towin are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 992,070th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname Towin is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 44 percent reside, New Ireland, where 44 percent reside and Bougainville, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Towin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Towin last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towgin9171/
Towine9135/
Towain912/
Towhin911/
Tohwin911/
Towuin911/
Towoin911/
Thowin911/
Towind911/
Towinc910/
Town898,652/
Tochwin83128/
Tohwina831/
Tobin8050,917/
Towne809,357/
Tawin80538/
Tuwin8074/
Tewin8065/
Towen8032/
Townd8011/
Towim8010/
Townn802/
Thown802/
Dtown801/
Thawin73624/
Toubin73501/
Touwen73317/
Thewin73284/
Toibin73183/
Tawain7339/
Toobin7323/
Tahwin7315/
Tobihn7313/
Toybin7311/
Tawgin7310/
Tawine739/
Toiben734/
Toibyn733/
Tauwin733/
Taewin732/
Thowen732/
Tawien731/
Thuwin731/
Toween731/
Tobinn731/
Ttobin731/
Tawoin731/
Towhen730/
Townne730/
Towene730/
Tawn67302/
Tachwin6769/
Taouhin6722/
Towwend677/
Tawaine674/
Tooswen674/
Tewn673/
Tahawin672/
Towhene672/
Tobn672/
Thahwin671/
Thowwen671/
Tovn671/
Tojuing671/

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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
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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 Towin
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