Towo Surname

64,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Towo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,6831:3,655438
Tanzania1,3801:38,3634,413
Indonesia2161:612,26548,529
Papua New Guinea2001:40,7694,955
India1031:7,447,237161,200
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Benin141:738,25740,906
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Suriname41:138,1547,029
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Tôwô (1) are calculated separately.

Towo (1,090) may also be a first name.

Towo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towo is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tôwô. For other potential spellings of Towo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 64,056th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 932,388 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Towo reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Towo is also the 241,726th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,090 people.

Towo is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,683 people, or 1 in 3,655. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 90 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Towo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towo surname contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towou89808/
Touwo8980/
Towoh8923/
Towoa8921/
Toiwo8916/
Towoi8911/
Thowo895/
Toewo894/
Towoo894/
Towos893/
Towoy893/
Toywo893/
Tuowo891/
Toïwo891/
Towoî891/
Toowo891/
Towwo891/
Tôwô831/
Towouh8078/
Towots803/
Touwou803/
Thuowo801/
Touwoh801/
Thouwo801/
Thowou801/
Dtouwo801/
Tohwoh801/
Tobo758,204/
Tovo755,762/
Towa754,898/
Tawo754,821/
Tuwo753,902/
Tewo75920/
Touwoud731/
Toivo671,954/
Tobou671,241/
Towah671,042/
Taïwo67406/
Toboy67386/
Touwa67375/
Toywa67371/
Toubo67322/
Toiwa67223/
Thowa67206/
Tooba67177/
Tuwoh67155/
Toibo67131/
Tawou67123/
Tovot67114/
Toboș6775/
Tawoy6769/
Toboi6767/
Tawoj6754/
Tovoa6754/
Tawod6754/
Toewa6750/
Tosuo6747/
Tooua6743/
Tauwo6740/
Tosvo6736/
Taewo6736/
Thovo6735/
Tohwa6732/
Taawo6729/
Tawoh6728/
Taboo6727/
Tawoo6724/
Towha6721/
Tovoh6719/
Thawo6719/
Tuwou6717/
Toova6715/
Tovou6714/
Tuwoo6712/
Towaa6711/
Thewo6711/
Towua6711/
Toowa6711/
Toweu6711/
Tovoi6710/
Tewoh678/
Tobho678/
Tuwwo676/
Toobo676/
Tawoi676/
Toová675/
Toyvo674/
Tewoy674/
Toboo674/
Teewo673/
Tuouo672/
Tuobo672/
Teuwo672/
Thuwo672/
Dtawo671/
Tovoy671/
Tawop671/
Towad671/
Tuwoa671/
Tuhwo671/
Tobuo671/
Tevoo671/
Toouo671/
Taıwo671/
Tuiwo671/
Ttawo671/
Tuboo671/
Dtowa671/
Tovho671/
Touvo671/
Tojwa671/
Tuovo671/
Tuwoi671/
Tuwos671/

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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 Towo
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