Twomey Surname
Approximately 12,767 people bear this surname
Twomey Surname Definition:
= Toom(e)y, q.v.
Twomey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,601 | 1:1,023 | 193 |
| United States | 4,595 | 1:78,881 | 9,004 |
| Australia | 1,515 | 1:17,819 | 2,495 |
| England | 1,201 | 1:46,393 | 5,838 |
| Canada | 286 | 1:128,831 | 13,423 |
| New Zealand | 168 | 1:26,954 | 4,714 |
| Wales | 131 | 1:23,622 | 2,487 |
| Northern Ireland | 59 | 1:31,272 | 3,207 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Niue | 1 | 1:1,614 | 145 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,965 | 1:1,494 | 284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 406 | 1:123,691 | 12,002 |
Twomey (16) may also be a first name.
Twomey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Toom(e)y, q.v.
(Irish) Grandson of Tuaim (a sound).
Twomey Demographics
Average Male Twomey Height
176.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Twomey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twomey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twomey occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twomey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Twomey is the 40,970th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 570,811 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Twomey live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Twomey is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.
The last name Twomey is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 4,601 people, or 1 in 1,023. In Ireland Twomey is primarily found in: Munster, where 82 percent live, Leinster, where 17 percent live and Connaught, where 1 percent live. Aside from Ireland this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Twomey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Twomey has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Twomey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Twomey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Twomey last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.81% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Twomey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.08% less than the national average, earning R 185,160 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,213 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twoomey | 92 | 21 | / |
| Twomeys | 92 | 1 | / |
| Twomy | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tuomey | 83 | 444 | / |
| Twomay | 83 | 3 | / |
| Twomer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Twoomy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Twamey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Twemey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Twomme | 83 | 0 | / |
| Twomiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Twemeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuomy | 73 | 46 | / |
| Dwome | 73 | 11 | / |
| Twoma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Twame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Twemy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuomie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tuomes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Twamoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Twemeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Twameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuomay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twomui | 67 | 1 | / |
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Twomey Reference & Research
Twomey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Twomey
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