Toledo Surname

1,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Toledo Surname Definition:

One who came from Toledo, the capital of Gothic Spain.

From the latin "toletum" - city of generations. Place name not only in Spain but also Bolivia and Uruguay.

It is thought that this is from the Hebrew word "toledoth" meaning generation.

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Toledo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico66,2301:1,874271
Argentina57,3091:74699
Brazil44,9541:4,762368
Philippines42,0801:2,406166
Chile36,2261:486106
United States18,4131:19,6852,483
Spain18,2761:2,558295
Cuba17,6471:653107
Peru15,5271:2,047351
Venezuela11,1551:2,708429
Paraguay10,7311:674169
Ecuador8,4241:1,888333
Bolivia8,2991:1,279256
Colombia7,5491:6,329848
Guatemala7,2631:2,214367
Nicaragua3,3141:1,817315
Uruguay2,6631:1,289148
Dominican Republic2,4571:4,246468
Honduras1,9401:4,545470
El Salvador1,5371:4,127466
Puerto Rico1,4231:2,495230
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Israel7471:11,4561,757
France6371:104,27415,387
Canada4401:83,7409,310
Portugal3301:31,5701,981
Costa Rica2481:19,274695
England1761:316,58023,688
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Italy1131:541,21052,828
Panama811:48,2992,383
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guam701:2,287297
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Malta361:11,952723
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Andorra271:3,105589
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Austria121:709,62061,025
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Czechia111:966,67976,885
China101:136,732,1577,199
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Macau21:300,8151,009
Montserrat21:2,474299
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Tolêdo (17), Toledó (1), Tolédo (1) & Tôledo (1) are calculated separately.

Toledo (970) may also be a first name.

Toledo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Toledo, the capital of Gothic Spain.

From the latin "toletum" - city of generations. Place name not only in Spain but also Bolivia and Uruguay.

It is thought that this is from the Hebrew word "toledoth" meaning generation.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Toledo is an old city on central Spain, capital of antique kingdom of the country, on the right side of Tagus River. Toledo is a very old settlement and the city exist from antiquity, having pre-Roman origin.

- anonymous submission

Toledo Last Name Facts

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

Toledo (Arabic: توليدو, Georgian: ტოლედო, Russian: Толедо) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may also be found as: Tolêdo, Toledó, Tolédo or Tôledo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toledo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toledo is the 1,393rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Toledo reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 258,826th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 970 people.

The last name Toledo is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 66,230 people, or 1 in 1,874. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Chiapas, where 20 percent live, Oaxaca, where 17 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Aside from Mexico Toledo occurs in 116 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Toledo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toledo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Toledo surname increased 32,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toledo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toledo surname are 40.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.01% registered with the party.

The amount Toledo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 12.98% less than the national average, earning €26,132 per year; in Norway they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning 225,113 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning R 258,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $21,913,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $39,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $45,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolêdo9417/
Toledó941/
Tolédo941/
Tôledo941/
Tolledo922,147/
Toledos9249/
Tholedo9212/
Toleedo928/
Toloedo924/
Tooledo923/
Toleddo923/
Tolaedo922/
Ttoledo921/
Dtoledo921/
Toledoď921/
Toledop921/
Touledo921/
Tollledo861/
Tolliedo861/
Tolido83540/
Tolodo83183/
Taledo83107/
Toleda8343/
Tolado8339/
Teledo8318/
Tuledo8312/
Talledo7715,783/
Tolidou7790/
Tauledo7718/
Taliedo7713/
Tulledo7712/
Tollido779/
Tholado773/
Toledad772/
Taloedo772/
Tollado771/
Touleda771/
Tollodo771/
Tolleda771/
Taledoa771/
Tolaydo771/
Toladdo771/
Talledos71483/
Toulidou7135/
Talliedo719/
Tallledo712/
Tallaedo711/
Tolleuda711/
Tollodou711/
Tolada67328/
Talido67230/
Telado67194/
Talado67115/
Taleda6749/
Tolida6732/
Tulido6731/
Tuleda6724/
Talodo6714/
Teleda6712/
Telodo671/
Taledoost671/

Toledo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toledo in the Georgian language
ტოლედოtoledo-
Toledo in the Russian language
Толедоtoledo-
Toledo in the Arabic language
توليدوtwlydw-

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