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 last name Tolesi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tolesi is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Tolesi 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 widespread first name worldwide, held by 9 people.

Tolesi is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Bougainville, where 33 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 33 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent reside.

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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