Tolesi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tolesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
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
Tolesi is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tolesi is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Tolesi are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tolesi is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Tolesi is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 33 percent live, Milne Bay, where 33 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 33 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollesi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Toilesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tolesie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Talesi | 83 | 36 | / |
| Tolese | 83 | 27 | / |
| Tolezi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tolisi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Toleji | 83 | 4 | / |
| Toledji | 77 | 23 | / |
| Taleasi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Toleser | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tolezzi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Toloisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Toleize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tholisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Talesei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Talesis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tolaysi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toluisis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Toleezzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tollezzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taleisis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thalesai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Talese | 67 | 183 | / |
| Toleza | 67 | 133 | / |
| Tolici | 67 | 117 | / |
| Talexi | 67 | 104 | / |
| Talisi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Talesy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toliza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thalesaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tolise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toligi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tooleesee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tolleiser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talegi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thalesaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tolyse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tolice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tolige | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tolesi
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