Towie Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Towie Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Towie in Aberdeenshire. Alexander Towy was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1480 (NSCM., I, p. 29) David Towie, bailie of Elgin, 1593 (Laing, 1259).

Towie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1821:148,32815,783
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Towie (24) may also be a first name.

Towie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Towie in Aberdeenshire. Alexander Towy was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1480 (NSCM., I, p. 29) David Towie, bailie of Elgin, 1593 (Laing, 1259).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Towie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towie is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Towie? popularity and diffusion

Towie is the 835,661st most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Towie are found; 55 percent are found in Australasia and 55 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Towie is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname Towie is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 148,328. In Australia it is most common in: Western Australia, where 48 percent are found, New South Wales, where 40 percent are found and Victoria, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.

Towie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Towie surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Towie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towieh916/
Towies912/
Towier912/
Toweie911/
Towe896,389/
Towi89439/
Toie89140/
Towey802,841/
Toweh802,339/
Tobie801,668/
Touwe80321/
Towai80229/
Towei80148/
Toewe80135/
Tawie80117/
Thowe80114/
Towee8084/
Tovie8024/
Tojie8023/
Togie8020/
Toive8018/
Towhe8018/
Towio8016/
Towea8014/
Towui8013/
Toowe8013/
Tuwie8013/
Towoi8011/
Toibe8011/
Toweu8011/
Towue8010/
Tohwe809/
Toihe808/
Tewie806/
Toyie806/
Touie805/
Towgi805/
Towip804/
Touwi803/
Thowi802/
Towih802/
Toies801/
Towed801/
Tooie801/
Thoie801/
Towhi801/
Towis801/
Toe75124,826/
Tie7542,702/
Toi7525,136/
Tuobie73116/
Towhey7357/
Towehi7342/
Toubie7327/
Tyohie7321/
Touwai7321/
Towuhe7315/
Towoue7313/
Towaai739/
Towaij738/
Toweth738/
Toowey737/
Toehwe737/
Tojieh737/
Toiwea737/
Toewih735/
Thowai735/
Towich734/
Tawieh734/
Toweya734/
Tohwai734/
Toweet734/
Tovier733/
Touhie733/
Toeweh733/
Touwep732/
Touwes732/
Touweu732/
Touwer732/
Touwee732/
Toogie732/
Towaih732/
Tohwee732/
Toewey731/
Toovie731/
Tooweh731/
Toewee731/
Toiwee731/
Toewea731/
Toweye731/
Toewue731/
Tuowei731/
Toobie731/
Tohgie731/
Toiveu731/
Touwey731/
Touwez731/
Touwui731/
Towiji731/
Tawije731/
Thowid731/
Tuiwie731/
Toowai731/
Towwet731/
Toweia731/
Towwes731/
Tuwier731/
Tawier731/
Tohwid731/
Towhai731/
Towjai731/
Thoewe731/
Thowey730/
Toweys730/
Towesh730/
Towess730/
Towitt730/
Tobi6715,463/
Tobe6711,653/
Toyi6710,550/
Htoi679,185/
Toji676,496/
Tawi676,423/
Toye676,416/
Thoi676,156/
Tawe676,130/
Toia674,612/
Taie672,679/
Toue671,841/
Tije671,711/
Tewe671,592/
Toit671,344/
Tiye671,316/
Tovi671,184/
Tuwe671,152/
Toip67440/
Tove67387/
Tewi67378/
Tois67342/
Toii67338/
Tuwi67320/
Toje67301/
Toio67229/
Touvier67214/
Teie67208/
Toić67205/
Töwe67126/
Toid6783/
Tuie6765/
Toih6763/
Tiey6752/
Tiea6749/
Tyoe6743/
Ttie6737/
Ștoi6730/
Toweyei6718/
Tyie6711/
Towijit6710/
Tawaiye678/
Towy675/
Ttoe675/
Tiej674/
Tgoe674/
Toeweah673/
Taweiye673/
Towé673/
Toiy673/
Dtie672/
Teweiye672/
Towwett672/
Htie671/
Towhhed671/
Tgoi671/
Towhyee671/
Toewhea671/
Towejed671/
Toiz671/
Touweai671/
Touwech671/
Touweer671/
Towettt671/
Towhish671/
Thouwai671/
D'Towey671/
Toweiyo671/
Towj671/
Dtoe671/
Touiohe670/

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