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
The last name Tomey (Marathi: तोमेय, Russian: Томей) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tomey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,816th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,689,131 people. Tomey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tomey are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tomey is also the 475,334th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 338 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 308,213. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Lebanon, where 5 percent are found.
Tomey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tomey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tomey last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tomey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Greek Orthodox (51%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Tomey last name are 25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.77% registered with the political 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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