Towr Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Towr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Towr (14) may also be a first name.

Towr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towr has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Towr live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India Towr exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thowr891/
Towre891/
Thowre803/
Touwre801/
Tawr75156/
Tewr752/
Tovr752/
Tuwr751/
Tawre67287/
Thawr673/
Tobhr672/
Teewr672/
Tahwr671/
Tawrz671/
Thobr671/
Tawhr671/
Tovre670/
Thawre60143/
Tohvre6015/
Thovre607/
Theewr601/
Tawhre601/
Tabr5010/
Tavr508/
Tuvr501/

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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 Towr
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