Töws Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Töws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Töws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3641:59,0227,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Tows (145) are calculated separately.

Töws Last Name Facts

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

Töws is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Tows. For other possible spellings of Töws click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Töws? popularity and diffusion

The surname Töws is the 280,304th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,288,495 people. Töws is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Töws are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 59,022. In Germany Töws is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Töws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Töws has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Töws last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tows92145/
Thöws891/
Tews756,803/
Taws75407/
Töbs7512/
Tövs756/
Toews678,660/
Thews67934/
Thaws6713/
Teuws677/
Taews675/
Tovws673/
Thows673/
Tawsh672/

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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 Töws
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