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 last name Towie is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 835,661st most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Towie live; 55 percent live in Australasia and 55 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 148,328. In Australia Towie is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 48 percent are found, New South Wales, where 40 percent are found and Victoria, where 4 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.

Towie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Towie last name rose 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with 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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