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

Towy is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Towy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towy is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Towy is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Towy reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 61 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Towy is most frequent in: Sabah, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia Towy exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Towy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Towy surname is principally 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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