Towna Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Towna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Towna (12) may also be a first name.

Towna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towna occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Towna.

How Common Is The Last Name Towna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Towna reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Towna is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Towna is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 50 percent reside and Morobe, where 50 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towa894,898/
Thowa80206/
Tawna8017/
Downa809/
Tovna804/
Tobna801/
Dtowa801/
Townhead774/
Towney73181/
Touvna7312/
Tawnay733/
Tawnna733/
Tovnaj732/
Townoi732/
Toubna731/
Thobna731/
Townoy731/
Towngo731/
Dowa672,563/
Tova671,445/
Thowney6741/
Tobenna6729/
Toownoi671/
Touvnga671/

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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 Towna
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