Tomey Surname
Approximately 2,710 people bear this surname
Tomey Surname Definition:
A double diminutive of Thomas, q.v.
Tomey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,176 | 1:308,213 | 28,304 |
| Spain | 423 | 1:110,525 | 8,782 |
| Lebanon | 144 | 1:39,146 | 3,630 |
| Palestine | 136 | 1:33,447 | 4,245 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Cuba | 98 | 1:117,579 | 3,270 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| Syria | 33 | 1:584,879 | 5,519 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 85 | 1:286,769 | 19,769 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 277 | 1:181,295 | 16,134 |
Tomey (338) may also be a first name.
Tomey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A double diminutive of Thomas, q.v.
(Irish) Grandson of Tuaim (a sound).
Tomey Demographics
Tomey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tomey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tomey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tomey (Marathi: तोमेय, Russian: Томей) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tomey? popularity and diffusion
Tomey is the 160,816th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,689,131 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tomey reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 475,334th most widely held given name in the world, held by 338 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 308,213. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 23 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Lebanon, where 5 percent reside.
Tomey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tomey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tomey surname expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tomey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tomey surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Greek Orthodox (51%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Tomey last name are 25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.77% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tomey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 251.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,180 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,914 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tomey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tomey in the Marathi language | ||
| तोमेय | tomeya | - |
| Tomey in the Russian language | ||
| Томей | tomej | - |
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