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 surname Towr is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Towr are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Towr is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

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
  • 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 Towr
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