Tomey Surname

160,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

Tomey Surname Definition:

A double diminutive of Thomas, q.v.

Tomey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1761:308,21328,304
Spain4231:110,5258,782
Lebanon1441:39,1463,630
Palestine1361:33,4474,245
England1301:428,60028,863
Cuba981:117,5793,270
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Uruguay711:48,3355,418
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Syria331:584,8795,519
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
India201:38,353,269431,471
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Liberia101:440,85421,753
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Tuaim (a sound).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toomey9115,910/
Tommey91659/
Thomey91604/
Tuomey91444/
Toumey91165/
Tomeys9122/
Tomeya9114/
Tomehy914/
Tomeyo913/
Tohmey912/
Toymey911/
Toemey911/
Tomeye911/
Tomeyz911/
Tosmey910/
Tome8995,201/
Tomy897,113/
Thomeya83105/
Thommey8311/
Tomeyah834/
Thoomey833/
Toommey831/
Tomeyes831/
Toumeye831/
Tommy8035,634/
Thome8023,923/
Tomei8015,282/
Tomes806,533/
Tomer806,091/
Tomoe803,742/
Tohme802,074/
Tomie801,993/
Tomay801,537/
Tumey801,222/
Tomys801,086/
Tomme801,014/
Tomeh80851/
Thomy80672/
Toome80642/
Toomy80329/
Toume80273/
Toumy80271/
Tomee80245/
Tomet80227/
Tomez80200/
Tomae80180/
Tomeu80172/
Tümey8084/
Tomoy8081/
Tomea8079/
Tomed8067/
Tuomy8046/
Toime8045/
Temey8036/
Tamey8023/
Tomyo8023/
Tomhe8022/
Tomej8015/
Tomue8012/
Tomye8010/
Tohmy809/
Tosme807/
Tomeï805/
Toeme803/
Tomeś802/
Tomiy802/
Tomyy801/
Ttome801/
Toyme801/
Tomyś801/
Tomèe801/
Tomée801/
Tomșe801/
Tomge800/
Ttomy800/
D'Toomey771/
Toomer734,754/
Tomiya732,847/
Tomych73573/
Tommei73530/
Toomes73490/
Tumeyo73397/
Toumeh73355/
Tommer73307/
Tohmeh73272/
Thoumy73251/
Tommie73202/
Toomet73199/
Thomay73199/
Tomaya73188/
Thommy73181/
Tomayo73177/
Tomiyo73168/
Tomoye73167/
Toomay73152/
Tameya73148/
Tomesh73128/
Thomée73116/
Thomee73114/
Tomiye7396/
Tohmae7380/
Tomysh7378/
Tomeij7368/
Tommes7368/
Thoume7360/
Tummey7359/
Tameye7357/
Thomez7354/
Tomaye7346/
Tomoyo7342/
Thomie7340/
Thomeu7337/
Thomme7337/
Toumie7331/
Thomeh7329/
Toomeh7325/
Tometz7324/
Tomeit7324/
Tuomie7323/
Tomoya7322/
Thomei7322/
Tommet7321/
Tomiie7319/
Thomiy7319/
Thomea7318/
Tomejo7316/
Toumei7316/
Tameyi7316/
Tameyo7315/
Tomess7314/
Tomyoy7314/
Tomycz7314/
Tomecz7314/
Tommee7313/
Tomeap7313/
Tosmer7311/
Tommeu7311/
Toumer7310/
Toomei7310/
Tuomes7310/
Tameyu739/
Tomehr739/
Tammey738/
Tomeio738/
Tumeya738/
Tomyts738/
Tomoje737/
Toomee737/
Temmey735/
Tommys735/
Tomiea735/
Tumeyi734/
Toumes734/
Tomeer734/
Tomayi734/
Tommye733/
Tomaie733/
Toimet733/
Tomeić733/
Temeya733/
Toomiy732/
Toomea732/
Tumeyu732/
Temeye732/
Thoomy732/
Tommay732/
Tomoie732/
Thoome732/
Toumae732/
Tomeas732/
Tomawe732/
Toimae732/
Toummy732/
Toumyo732/
Thomèe732/
Thamey732/
Tommeh732/
Tomeis732/
Tumoey732/
Toumay731/
Toimie731/
Toomie731/
Toemay731/
Toymei731/
Tomeii731/
Tomets731/
Tommyd731/
Tommyt731/
Teemey731/
Thoime731/
Themey731/
Tuomay731/
Toommy731/
Totmeh731/
Tomeah731/
Tommoy731/
Toumed731/
Thom'e731/
Toimer731/
Tomoyi731/
Tomihe731/
Temejy731/
Temeyo731/
Tomeed731/
Tomees731/
Tomeja731/
Tomheu731/
Toomae731/
Toumiy731/
Toumme731/
Tasmey731/
Thomäe731/
Tomeha731/
Tommyp731/
To'meh731/
Toimay731/
Tomyio731/
Tomays731/
Tomowe731/
Tomead731/
Toyhme731/
Toomoy731/
Toumee731/
Thomed731/
Tohmie730/
Tuimey730/
Tomeia730/
Teumey730/
Tommed730/
Thomue730/
Tomahe730/
Toomez730/
Toma67157,025/
Tomé6726,481/
Teme6718,772/
Tomi6714,421/
Tame6713,257/
Tume6712,202/
Tamy67821/
Tomajie67170/
Tomesch67136/
Thoumie67112/
Tumy6781/
Thoomes6766/
Temy6757/
Tomè6752/
Tomà6740/
Thomaya6734/
Tomayou6730/
Tameyih6727/
Thommee6726/
Thommet6725/
Thomoya6723/
Toumieh6722/
Thoimei6721/
Toommee6718/
Temeeya6714/
Tüme6711/
Thommie6710/
Thomeus679/
Tomayoe679/
Tameyeh678/
Tomiyah676/
Tameeya675/
Toumiya674/
Tăme674/
Tóme674/
Toumaya674/
Tomayuo673/
Toummer673/
Tomeich673/
Tomê672/
Tomá672/
Tommaya672/
Thommer672/
Toumeer671/
Thumeyo671/
Toumayo671/
Tuomuyo671/
Tommaye671/
Tomoyhy671/
Toumaye671/
Tomã671/
Tôme671/
Töme671/
Themeye671/
Temmeye671/
Tameyie671/
Tamieya671/
Tomoyos671/
Tomiyae671/
Tomahay671/
Tomuțea671/
Tomaoue671/
Tomayie671/
Toomoya671/
Toumeat671/
Toumgoy671/
Thome'e671/
Thomeit671/
Thoumes671/
Toumeit671/
Tumeiyo671/
Tohmaeh671/
Tohmayi671/
Tohmead671/
Tometch671/
Tomhych671/
Thoummy671/
Thomeia671/
Thomayi671/
Thomays671/
Thomehe670/
Thoumea670/
Toommer670/
Toometh670/
Tommetz670/

Tomey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tomey in the Marathi language
तोमेयtomeya-
Tomey in the Russian language
Томейtomej-

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