Touhig Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Touhig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Touhig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales721:42,9804,139
England561:994,96549,531
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Touhig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Touhig is most common in Wales. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Touhig? popularity and diffusion

Touhig is the 1,478,479th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Touhig is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Touhig live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Touhig is most frequently used in Wales, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 42,980. In Wales Touhig is primarily found in: Torfaen County Borough, where 72 percent are found, Caerphilly County Borough, where 14 percent are found and Monmouthshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Wales this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent are found and Singapore, where 9 percent are found.

Touhig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Touhig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Touhig last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Touhig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Touhig last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuhig910/
Touhik831/
Toehig830/
Tuig80254/
Toueg7361/
Touik7341/
Touix7314/
Tuhik7312/
Twhig731/
Tuigh731/
Twoig730/
Tuhigova711/
Duhigg67284/
Tauhik6728/
Twhigg674/
Tuigue671/
Thouix671/
Touikh671/
Touike671/
Touiek671/
Tauhiq671/
Tuiggs670/

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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
  • 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 Touhig
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