Towok Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

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

Towok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062

Towok (20) may also be a first name.

Towok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towok is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towok? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Towok occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Towok are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea Towok is mostly concentrated in: East New Britain, where 72 percent reside, West New Britain, where 12 percent reside and National Capital District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thowok917/
Towoke912/
Tuwok8079/
Tovok8062/
Towak8047/
Tawok8015/
Tewok8015/
Towog802/
Tabook73737/
Towake7362/
Toovak7339/
Tohbok7318/
Tauwok7311/
Toobak735/
Tobook734/
Touwak733/
Toewak732/
Tawoke732/
Thobok732/
Toivok731/
Tawock731/
Towack731/
Touvok731/
Tobock731/
Taewook672/
Touwake671/
Touvouk671/
Toowack671/
Toswack670/

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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 Towok
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