Toughey Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Toughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland121:392,41215,634
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Toughey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Toughey is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toughey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toughey is the 1,257,535th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Toughey are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Toughey is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live. Apart from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Toughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Toughey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 15 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 109 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Toughey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Toughey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Toughey surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toughey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning R 265,212 per year and in United States they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning $57,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toghey9211/
Toughe9210/
Toughy924/
Tughey920/
Thoughy86103/
Touguey8610/
Taughey861/
Tounghe861/
Tougeye861/
Toughes861/
Tonghey860/
Toghe83542/
Touge83161/
Togey8316/
Tughe8314/
Tugey836/
Tughy832/
Tougy831/
Tougueye804/
Tuggey77261/
Touguy77136/
Touger7786/
Tounge7757/
Tougha7734/
Teughe7730/
Touges7729/
Tonghe7726/
Tongey7720/
Toguey7715/
Tougay7714/
Toghay7712/
Toughi775/
Touget774/
Toghoy772/
Thoghe771/
Tuughe771/
Toeghe771/
Tohghe771/
Tougah771/
Toghae771/
Tougoe771/
Tuoghy770/
Tougee770/
Tughes770/
Toge736,698/
Tuge73748/
Togy736/
Tugy731/
Tougoue71164/
Toughai71102/
Tunghay7190/
Touguet7147/
Tonghay7133/
Tougaye7117/
Touguep717/
Tougueu714/
Tongeya714/
Touguer712/
Tougies711/
Thougay711/
Tungeyi711/
Teugheu711/
Toghaye711/
Toghayi711/
Toghyoy711/
Tougett711/
Thoughi711/
Tugheer711/
Toughoj711/
Togheer711/
Tonghuy711/
Toungha711/
Tougeer711/
Tougues711/
Thongey711/
Thonghe711/
Tougier710/
Teaughe710/
Toueger710/
Toogher710/
Tonge6715,474/
Tugay675,261/
Togay672,761/
Tunge671,983/
Touga67999/
Taghy67559/
Togoe67557/
Togah67464/
Toghi67276/
Thuge67171/
Tuger67154/
Tuggy67133/
Toger67123/
Taghe67121/
Tyghe6785/
Tuges6783/
Tauge6783/
Tuege6767/
Tugoy6767/
Thongeya6766/
Thoge6765/
Togoy6760/
Togih6759/
Toungoue6751/
Toungouh6748/
Togea6742/
Toget6734/
Togueyes6731/
Toges6727/
Tugha6726/
Togie6720/
Tugge6718/
Togha6717/
Tugah6717/
Togeh6716/
Togge6715/
Teuge6715/
Tugie6714/
Tuget6712/
Tooge6710/
Tugeh6710/
Tougi6710/
Togee6710/
Toguy679/
Tugee677/
Thogy676/
Tagey674/
Tughi674/
Toege673/
Tuuge673/
Tausgher672/
Tugae672/
Togae672/
Tougaiah671/
Tougojee671/
Tuged671/
Tugje671/
Togye671/
Tuongeye671/
Teughejs671/
Tahaghey671/
Tounggay671/
Toughach671/
Tougouyo671/
Tougueup671/
Thungeya671/
Thougaye671/
Tiegheya671/
Tuguy671/
Tukge671/
Thonghuy671/
Tuige670/
Theugher670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Toughey
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