Towo Surname
Approximately 7,816 people bear this surname
Towo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5,683 | 1:3,655 | 438 |
| Tanzania | 1,380 | 1:38,363 | 4,413 |
| Indonesia | 216 | 1:612,265 | 48,529 |
| Papua New Guinea | 200 | 1:40,769 | 4,955 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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 occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found as: Tôwô. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Towo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,056th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 932,388 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Towo live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,726th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 1,090 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5,683 people, or 1 in 3,655. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 90 percent live, Littoral Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Towo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Towo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towo last name decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towou | 89 | 808 | / |
| Touwo | 89 | 80 | / |
| Towoh | 89 | 23 | / |
| Towoa | 89 | 21 | / |
| Toiwo | 89 | 16 | / |
| Towoi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Thowo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Toewo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Towoo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Towos | 89 | 3 | / |
| Towoy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Toywo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tuowo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toïwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Towoî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toowo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Towwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tôwô | 83 | 1 | / |
| Towouh | 80 | 78 | / |
| Towots | 80 | 3 | / |
| Touwou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thuowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Touwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thouwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thowou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dtouwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tohwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tobo | 75 | 8,204 | / |
| Tovo | 75 | 5,762 | / |
| Towa | 75 | 4,898 | / |
| Tawo | 75 | 4,821 | / |
| Tuwo | 75 | 3,902 | / |
| Tewo | 75 | 920 | / |
| Touwoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toivo | 67 | 1,954 | / |
| Tobou | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Towah | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Taïwo | 67 | 406 | / |
| Toboy | 67 | 386 | / |
| Touwa | 67 | 375 | / |
| Toywa | 67 | 371 | / |
| Toubo | 67 | 322 | / |
| Toiwa | 67 | 223 | / |
| Thowa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Tooba | 67 | 177 | / |
| Tuwoh | 67 | 155 | / |
| Toibo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Tawou | 67 | 123 | / |
| Tovot | 67 | 114 | / |
| Toboș | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tawoy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Toboi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tawoj | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tovoa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tawod | 67 | 54 | / |
| Toewa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tosuo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tooua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tauwo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tosvo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Taewo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Thovo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tohwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Taawo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tawoh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Taboo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tawoo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Towha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tovoh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Thawo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tuwou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Toova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tovou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tuwoo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Towaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thewo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Towua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Toowa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Toweu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tovoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tewoh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tobho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuwwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toobo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tawoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Toyvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tewoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toboo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teewo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dtawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tovoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tawop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuhwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tobuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tevoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taıwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tovho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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