Towy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Towy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Towy (61) may also be a first name.

Towy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towy occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towy is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Towy live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Towy is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 61 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Towy is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 50 percent are found and Sarawak, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Towy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Towy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towey892,841/
Toowy89707/
Toway89215/
Towoy893/
Towyo892/
Touwy891/
Toiwy891/
Towhy890/
Towhey8057/
Tuoway8031/
Toeway8014/
Toowey807/
Toewey801/
Thoway801/
Toways801/
Toweye801/
Touway801/
Touwey801/
Towaay801/
Thowhy801/
Thowey800/
Toweys800/
Toby7511,446/
Towe756,389/
Towi75439/
Tovy75249/
Tuwy75129/
Tawy753/
Towé753/
Tewy752/
Towj751/
D'Towey731/
Tobey676,770/
Tovey676,354/
Toweh672,339/
Taboy671,267/
Taway671,221/
Tobay671,139/
Tooby67630/
Tawey67493/
Toboy67386/
Touwa67375/
Toywa67371/
Towie67330/
Tuway67330/
Touwe67321/
Tewey67237/
Towai67229/
Toiwa67223/
Towei67148/
Toewe67135/
Touby67121/
Thowe67114/
Towee6784/
Tawoy6769/
Tuwey6760/
Tewiy6758/
Tuboy6727/
Towha6721/
Towoa6721/
Toovy6718/
Towhe6718/
Towio6716/
Teway6714/
Towea6714/
Tovay6714/
Towui6713/
Toowe6713/
Towoi6711/
Towaa6711/
Toowa6711/
Toweu6711/
Towue6710/
Tohwe679/
Tawhy679/
Tobuy677/
Tuoby677/
Touvy676/
Toiby675/
Toybi675/
Towgi675/
Towip674/
Tewoy674/
Tavoy674/
Tobyi674/
Touwi673/
Thowi672/
Toivy672/
Towih672/
Thovy672/
Tuvoy671/
Toybe671/
Toviy671/
Tovoy671/
Towaj671/
Towed671/
Thewy671/
Tobyy671/
Htawy671/
Towoî671/
Toyve671/
Towhi671/
Tawiy671/
Tojwa671/
Towis671/
Toyui671/
Tawyi671/
Tawyt671/
Tovhy670/
Tewhy670/

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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 Towy
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