Tomkys Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tomkys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomkys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Tomkys Last Name Facts

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

Tomkys is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tomkys.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomkys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tomkys is the 2,333,370th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Tomkys live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tomkys is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England Tomkys is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 18 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 15 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Tomkys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tomkys has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tomkys surname increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thomkys920/
Tomkis831/
Tomkies77236/
Tomkiss7767/
Thomkis771/
Thomkes771/
Thomkiss710/
Tamkis671/
Tomkiç671/
Thomches5718/
Tomquist571/
Tamkiz501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tomkys
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis