Tolesi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Tolesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Tolesi (9) may also be a first name.

Tolesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tolesi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tolesi is the 8,968,613th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Tolesi reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Tolesi is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 33 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 33 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Tolesi is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tollesi923/
Toilesi921/
Tolesie921/
Talesi8336/
Tolese8327/
Tolezi836/
Tolisi836/
Toleji834/
Toledji7723/
Taleasi777/
Toleser773/
Tolezzi773/
Toloisi773/
Toleize771/
Tholisi771/
Talesei771/
Talesis771/
Tolaysi771/
Toluisis712/
Toleezzi711/
Tollezzi711/
Taleisis711/
Thalesai711/
Talese67183/
Toleza67133/
Tolici67117/
Talexi67104/
Talisi67100/
Talesy6710/
Toliza679/
Thalesaai673/
Tolise673/
Toligi672/
Tooleesee671/
Tolleiser671/
Talegi671/
Thalesaip671/
Tolyse671/
Tolice671/
Tolige670/

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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
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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 Tolesi
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