Towsen Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Towsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Towsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towsen is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,333,288th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Towsen live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Towsen is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Towsen is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Towsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Towsen last name increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Towsen last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Towsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 178.45% more than the national average, earning R 661,692 per year and in United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thowsen92209/
Towseng928/
Thowseen86366/
Towscend862/
Thowsaen861/
Towssend861/
Towson831,155/
Tovsen83293/
Towsan839/
Tobsen837/
Towsyn831/
Towsin830/
Tawsen830/
Towzen830/
Towsnd830/
Thouwsend801/
Teuwsen77312/
Thowson7782/
Thovsen7744/
Tawseen7715/
Towsand7714/
Tawsend772/
Towsond771/
Toivsen771/
Towsemd770/
Towsant770/
Teuwssen713/
Thowsing712/
Thewssen711/
Tewson67288/
Towgin6771/
Tofson6756/
Tovson6745/
Tobson6729/
Tefsen6725/
Tawson6718/
Tavsen6713/
Tawsin674/
Towsom674/
Tawsan672/
Tofsan671/
Tubsen671/
Tabsen671/
Towzan670/
Tobsan670/
Tewsan670/
Tobsin670/

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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
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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 Towsen
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