Towoju Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Towoju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towoju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0201:173,66910,740
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Towoju (169) may also be a first name.

Towoju Last Name Facts

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

Towoju is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towoju? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 352,406th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Towoju live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Towoju is also the 703,581st most common given name internationally, borne by 169 people.

Towoju is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 173,669. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kwara, where 26 percent live, Osun, where 20 percent live and Ekiti, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Towoju Last Name Statistics demography

Towoju earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towooju923/
Toowoju922/
Thowooju868/
Tawoju8355/
Towuju836/
Towoyu831/
Toweju831/
Touwaou772/
Towoueu772/
Towahou771/
Toboyu6722/
Tuwohu678/
Toboiu672/
Tobohu671/
Tobiju671/
Tovoyu671/

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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 Towoju
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis