Tolani Surname

51,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Tolani Surname Definition:

Tolani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: pick it up.

Tolani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,3521:143,3239,114
Nigeria1,4051:126,0808,258
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
United Arab Emirates5681:16,1311,951
United States3891:931,77169,805
Indonesia3201:413,27934,865
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Thailand1181:598,630101,799
England701:795,97243,050
Spain621:754,06531,946
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Turks and Caicos Islands341:1,010130
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nepal181:1,582,2757,357
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Panama111:355,6607,645
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belize51:71,0952,977
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Oman41:921,9937,313
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Tolani (12,826) may also be a first name.

Tolani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tolani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: pick it up.

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Tolani Last Name Facts

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

Tolani (Hindi: तोलानी, Marathi: तोलानी, Oriya: େତାଲାନି, Russian: Толани) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tolani.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tolani is the 51,236th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,245 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Tolani reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tolani is also the 51,763rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 12,826 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 5,352 people, or 1 in 143,323. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 48 percent reside, Gujarat, where 25 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent reside. Other than India Tolani exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Malawi, where 10 percent reside.

Tolani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tolani are 10.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tolani earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 50.24% more than the national average, earning $64,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $57,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tolani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolani in the Hindi language
तोलानीtolani99.59
तोलानी़tolani0.2
तॉलानीtolani0.2
Tolani in the Marathi language
तोलानीtolani76.71
तोलाणीtolani19.43
टोलानीtolani2.09
तोलािनtolaina0.42
तोलनीtolani0.21
तोलणीtolani0.21
तुलानीtulani0.14
तालानीtalani0.14
तोळानीtolani0.14
तोलािणtolaina0.07
तोलांनीtolanni0.07
ताऊलानीta'ulani0.07
तोलोनीtoloni0.07
तोलंईtolami0.03
Tolani in the Oriya language
େତାଲାନିetalani53.85
େତାଲାନୀetalani30.77
େଟାଲାନିetalani7.69
େଟାଲନୀetalani7.69
Tolani in the Russian language
Толаниtolani-

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